Felton B. Mahr, Jr. of Paris, TN stepped into eternity on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. Burt was the eldest of five children, born to Felton B. Mahr, Sr. and Ruth Mason Mahr. Burt served in the St. Louis Public School System for 40 years as a teacher and administrator. For twenty-five years he served on the Board of Directors as a member and board chairman of St. Louis Community Credit Union. He was a Hospital Corpsman HM2 in the United States Navy during the Korean War aboard a medical ship. Following his service, he moved to New York and began his undergraduate degree at N.Y.U. Upon returning to St. Louis he completed his Bachelors degree at Harris Stowe State University and Masters +30 at Washington University. He valued education, teaching, and being self-taught. He learned many languages and played the piano. He believed in good health and maintaining strong physical fitness. He participated in 5K and 10K races as well as learning and teaching judo and karate. Burt loved hunting, fishing, and camping. One of his greatest joys was travel. He was a longstanding member of St. Phillips Lutheran Church in St. Louis who regarded people as individuals, always with a kind word and a smile. Burt was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Donald, Ronald, Mason, and his sister, Shirley Hudson. Also preceding him in death was his first wife, Ann Mahr, mother of Felicia and Pamela. Burt is survived by his wife, Linda Mahr, and his children, Felicia Houston, San Jose, CA, Pamela Mahr, St. Louis, Tasha Hensley and husband Jeffrey, Middletown, OH, Trisha Wood and husband, Jacob of Paris and his son, Felton B. "Bo" Mahr, III and his wife, Kristina, also of Paris. Also surviving are nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A Memorial Military Service will be held at Parkers Crossroads Veterans Cemetery with Military Honors on Monday, October 24 at 10:30 A.M. Visitation is scheduled from 1:00 until 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at McEvoy Funeral Home. Visitation McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc. Sunday, October 23, 2022 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM 507 West Washington Street Paris, Tennessee 38242 Memorial Service Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at Parkers Crossroads Monday, October 24, 2022 10:30 AM 693 Wildersville Road Wildersville, Tennessee 38388