Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Carr, W. Rossie, 1947 

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William Carr Dies in Franklin 

  William Rossie Carr, 31, of Isle of Wight County, died at 5 o'clock this 
morning at the Raiford Hospital, Franklin, after a long illness. 

  Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lois Bradshaw Carr; three daughters, 
Myrtle Virginia, Florence Rebecca and Lois O'Neill Carr; three sons, John 
Henry, William Earl and Frank Morgan Carr; his mother, Mrs. Martha Carr, of 
Nansemond County; three sisters, Mrs. W.A. Snooks, Mrs. Sherman Luke, of 
Nansemond County, and Mrs. J. S. Stephenson, of Windsor, and four brothers, 
James L. Carr, of Carrsville, Raleigh and Jasper Carr, of Myrtle, and Leonard 
Carr, of Nansemond County. 

  The body was taken to the Hill Funeral Home where services will be conducted 
at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon by Dr. I.W. Johnson.  Burial will be in the 
Mount Carmel Christian Church Cemetery. 

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Services Held For W. R. Carr 

  Funeral services for William Rossie Carr, of Isle of Wight, who died 
Saturday at Raiford Hospital Franklin, were conducted at 2 o'clock yesterday 
at the Hill Funeral by Dr. I.W. Johnson. 

  Miss Essie Johnson and Mrs. I.W. Johnson, accompanied by Mrs. Julian 
Goodwin, sang. "Asleep In Jesus" and "God Be With You." 

  Active pallbearers were Ernest L. Bradshaw, John E., James, Junior, D.R. 
and Roy Carr, P.B. Butler and James M. Bradshaw.  Burial was in the Mount 
Carmel Church Cemetery. 


William Rosser "Rossie" CARR, Taggett's employee, former farmer, 
b. 17 Nov 1915, Isle of Wight Co.*, d. 4 Jan 1947, Franklin, 
interred in Mount Carmel Christian Church Cemetery*, Walters, 6 Jan 1947, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 24, No. 239, Sat., Jan. 4, 1947, p. 3, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #101839492, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 24, No. 241, Tues., Jan. 7, 1947, p. 3 

*Additional information: 

Mount Carmel list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/mtcarmel.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #61: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Ron Stewart- is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #101839492. 

His parents, Philip Jack & Martha Ester "Dolly" (FOWLER) CARR, are also buried 
   there. 

D.Cert. 2303 (Franklin #3) gives b. Southampton Co. 

WW-II draft card gives b. Isle of Wight Co. 

His widow's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Mar. 4, 1997, p. 2) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/c600l8ob.txt 


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