Mary Elizabeth “Betty†Peebles Farr, sympathy

2025-2026 Bill 5391: Mary Elizabeth “Betty†Peebles Farr, sympathy - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5391
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Bannister, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0687WAB-RM26.docx
Introduced in the House on March 24, 2026
Adopted by the House on March 24, 2026
Summary: Mary Elizabeth “Betty†Peebles Farr, sympathy
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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3/24/2026

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Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 33
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/24/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF MARY ELIZABETH
"BETTY" PEEBLES FARR OF GREENVILLE AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER
FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives were saddened to learn of the death
of Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Peebles Farr of Greenville on March 12, 2026, at the
venerable age of ninety-two; and

W
hereas, on September
17, 1933, Betty came into this world the daughter of Annie and Thomas Peebles
of Greenville and was raised in that fair city, where at the age of nineteen
she started her own business, Betty's School of Dance. A vital member of her
hometown, she loved Greenville, and Greenville loved her; and

W
hereas, Betty
generously gave her time and talent to make Greenville a better place. She was
involved with numerous organizations, including Clement's Kindness, A Child's
Haven, YMCA, Synnex Share the Magic, South Carolina Children's Theater,
Salvation Army, Sarah Gossett Home, Children's Museum, Heller Foundation,
Greenville Theater, and many other fine institutions; and

W
hereas, this woman of
faith loved her church, First Presbyterian of Greenville, and relished teaching
her Sunday school classes, filled with three-, four-, and five-year-olds; and

W
hereas, a beautiful
Southern lady both inside and out, Betty Farr will be best remembered for her
love of children. She was an amazing storyteller and shared her stories in
schools, nursing homes, hospitals, and many other community establishments. Her
greatest love of all was her family of seven children, fifteen grandchildren,
and fifteen great-grandchildren, with two more on the way, all of whom lovingly
referred to her as "Bebe"; and

W
hereas, in recognition
of her spirit of excellence and dedicated service, Betty Farr was presented
with the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the
State of South Carolina; and

W
hereas, Betty was
predeceased by her husband, Judd Bernard Farr, as well as by two grandchildren,
Frank Morris DuPree Jr. and Sarah Elizabeth Strausbaugh. She was further
predeceased by her siblings, Tom, Wilhelmina, Margaret, Robert, Richard, and
Bill Peebles; and

W
hereas, she is
survived by her children, Gay and Frank DuPree, Juddie Farr and Tina Milsap,
Russell and Diane Farr, Gena and Corbin Haskell, Tritty and Rocky Kneece, Nancy
and Keith Strausbaugh, and Amy and Albert Springs. She also is survived by her
fifteen grandchildren, Bern DuPree (Mary), Thomas Farr, Judd Farr, Riley Bignon
(Ryan), Langdon Morris (Jonathan), Mary Margaret Carter (Will), Anna Strauss
(William), Katie Kneece, Richard Kneece (Emma Gray), Wilson Strausbaugh
(Katherine Cromer), Jack Strausbaugh (Mary Catherine), Lindsey Huguley
(Austin), Maria Keith (Jackson), Emma Springs (Craver Swing), and Mary Carmen
Springs; her fifteen great-grandchildren; her sweetheart, the Honorable Richard
W. Riley, as well as his family, whom she also adored; and a host of other
family members and friends; and

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for the life and
legacy of Betty Farr and for the example of outstanding, committed service she
set for all who knew her. Betty touched the lives of so many, and she will be
greatly missed by all who had the privilege and joy of knowing her. Now,
therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, express their profound sorrow upon the passing of Mary Elizabeth
"Betty" Peebles Farr of Greenville and extend the deepest sympathy to her
family and many friends.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family.

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