Craig County, OK - Obituary:  George W. Karr - K600

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::Fairview Cemetery--??

This is believed to be the father of Edward Earl Karr who married 
Lovie Mai Fryer

COUNTY: Vinita, Craig County, OK
OBIT DATE: 16 November (year not shown, probably about 1936) ARTICLE:

GEORGE W. KARR DIES
Heart Attack Proves Fatal to Former Mayor of Vinita
World's Own Services

VINITA, Nov. 16 -- GEORGE W. KARR, 72, former Vinita mayor, and later member of 
the city council, died suddenly today from a heart attack.Karr was working on 
the roof of his bilding, occupied by the Vinita Motorcompany at the time of 
the attack, and was rushed across the street tothe Vinita Hospital, where 
efforts to revive him failed.He is survived by his wife, five sons, W. D. 
of Leuders, Texas; LOY and CHARLES of Roseville, Cal.; MELVIN of Sacramento, 
Cal., and EARL of Montique. Cal.: four daughters, Mrs. J. C. MERTON, Mrs. E. J. 
ROBINSON and Mrs. J. R. SUETTA of Roseville, and Mrs. PEARL MELONE, Silver Creek,
Nevada; also one grandaughter and three grandsons.  Funeral services will not be 
announced until word is received from relatives, according to officials of the 
Reid Luginbuel Funeral Home.

VINITA FIRMS CLOSE FOR KARR SERVICES

Masonic Funeral Rites Today for Former Mayor

World's Own Service

VINITA (OK), November 19 (probably 1936)

Mayor A. D. WARNER today issued a proclamation asking all business houses
be closed from 2 o'clock until 3 o'clock Friday afternoon during funeral 
serves for George W. Karr, former mayor, member of the city council and 
prominent charity worker. Karr was at one time head of the Red Cross chapter 
in Craig county, and during two winters operated a soup kitchen in this city. 
He died Monday afternoon of a heart attack.

Services will be held at the Christian church with Rev. O. T. MOLINE, pastor, 
in charge. Interment will be made in the Fairview cemetery.

Active pallbearers were announced as GEORGE FOGLE, S. F. WALLEN, GRADY 
GRIFFIN, M. R. KAPPS, J. A. MORRISON AND CHARLES POWELL. Honorary pallbearers: 
MAYOR A. D. WARNER, SAM LOVE, C. C. LONG, H. C. DEMUNBRUN, CLYDE THOMSON, 
J. H. WIMER, JAMES KENREIGH, ED HILL, JOE A. FREDERICK, ROY WARNER, JOHN
 HAVEN and J.W. HALL.

The Masonic lodge will have charge of the services, Interment will be 
made under direction of the Reid Luginbuel Funeral Home.
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