Coronavirus Kept This Kansas Man From Holding His Dying Dad’s Hand. Strangers Share In His Grief

Courtney Farr sleeps on his father’s chest when he was a young boy, in 1979. Submitted by Courtney Farr
Courtney Farr sleeps on his father’s chest when he was a young boy, in 1979. Submitted by Courtney Farr

EUDORA, Kansas — In 1979, a young boy fell asleep on his father’s chest in their Scott City, Kansas, home. His mother snapped a photo.

A week ago, that father died of COVID-19 in the local nursing home. Marvin Farr’s son, Courtney Farr, penned an obituary.

It spread swiftly on social media. Within days, a stunned and grieving man saw the words he had meant for a community of 3,800 people in sparsely…