Alice Irene Farquer

Alice Irene Farquer, 93, of Wilmington, died Monday (Dec. 21, 2009) at Kettering Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack R. Farquer, who died Feb. 20, 1972.
She was born Oct. 15, 1916, in Miamisburg Ohio, daughter of the late Lewis and Nora Gregory Ridinger.

She was a member of the American Legion Post 49 Auxiliary and Eagles Aerie 1224 Ladies Auxiliary.

She is survived by four children, Jack Jr. (Kay) Farquer of Clarksville, Barbara (Wayne) Mitchell of New Vienna, Vern (Pamela) Farquer of New Vienna and Michael Loy Farquer of Centerville; eight grandchildren, Schoen Champion of Wilmington, Kelly (Jeff) Gambill of Clarksville, Tim Sliney of North Carolina, Jack Sliney of Florida, Vernon Farquer Jr. of Oklahoma, Russell Farquer of Oklahoma, Tina Farquer of Enon and Lynn McKenzie of Florida; and 12 great-grandchildren

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, William Lewis Champion and Laurin Champion; four daughters, Ula Mae Hunter, June Scheerer, Mona Jeanne Jones and Frankie (Champion) Barness; a sister, Ruby May Wilson; and four brothers, Robert Ridinger, Burnett Ridinger, William Ridinger and Arnold Ridinger.

She leaves behind two furry friends Tom & Jerry Farquer of Wilmington.

Standing at the Edge

Standing at the edge
Of a great void
Trying to see the other side
Finding only darkness
In between this place
And the next
Somebody said
Alice has already gone
Through the mirror
She's walking in that place
Between two worlds
Trying to find her way
Trying to let go
And leave this world behind
For a better place awaits
And I know this to be true
But it doesn't make it any easier
To stand here and watch her fade
Knowing with each moment
With each step forward
Is one step farther away
From this earthly plane
Closer to the end of a long journey
To what awaits her in the next
Wrapped in the wings of the Angels
Reunited with everyone
Who have gone on before her
In the arms of the ones
Who she has missed to most
In this I find some comfort
And it will make letting go
A little bit easier
For goodbye is just a temporary thing
As we all take that journey
When our time is at an end


(December 20, 2009)