Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Carr, Samuel T., 1940 

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SAMUEL THOMAS CARR 

  Funeral services for Samuel Thomas Carr, 77*, prominent Isle of Wight 
County farmer, who died suddenly Sunday morning at his home in Walters, 
were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Mt. Carmel Christian 
Church.  The Rev. Garland T. Moore, of Cradock, officiated, assisted by 
the Rev. O.D. Poythress of South Norfolk and the Rev. H.E. Crutchfield 
of Windsor.  Burial was in the church cemetery.

  Mr. Carr was the son of the late James and Rebecca English Carr and is 
survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary E. Carr; two sons, Julian and Lonnie Carr 
of Walters; a daughter, Mrs. Reba Gay of Walters; two brothers, James A. 
Carr, of Walters and W.E. Carr of Norfolk; two sisters, Mrs. Nannie Blythe 
of Holland, and Mrs. Ella Bradshaw of Carrsville; four grandchildren and 
several nieces and nephews.

  Active pallbearers were Elvin T. Whitley, John Bradshaw, Elisha Lankford, 
R.T Bowden, Otis V. Joyner, E.H. Johnson, Jesse T. Carr and Dr. J.G. Bradshaw.

  Honorary pallbearers were nephews of the deceased.

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SAMUEL THOMAS CARR

   Samuel Thomas Carr, 77*, died at his home in Walters last Sunday morning. 
Mr. Carr was the son of the late James A. and Rebecca English Carr.  He is 
survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary E. Carr; two sons, Julian and Lonnie Carr of 
Walters; a daughter, Mrs. Reba Gay of Walters; two brothers, James A. Carr of 
Walters and W.E. Carr of Norfolk; two sisters, Mrs. Nannie Blythe of Holland 
and Mrs. Ella Bradshaw of Carrsville; four grandchildren and a number of 
nieces and nephews.

   Services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Mt. Carmel 
Christian Church by the Rev. J.T. Garland Moore of Cradock, assisted by the 
Rev. O.D. Poythress of South Norfolk and the Rev. H.E. Crutchfield of Windsor. 
Burial was in the church cemetery with the following pallbearers: Elvin 
Whitley, Jesse T. Carr, Charlie Bland, Elisha Lankford, R.T. Bowden, Otis 
Joyner, F.H. Johnson and Dr. J.G. Bradshaw of Simms, N.C.


Samuel Thomas CARR, farmer, 
b. ca. 11 Nov 1871*, Walters, d. 16 Jun 1940, Franklin, 
interred in Mount Carmel Christian Church Cemetery (unmarked**), Walters, 
   18 Jun 1940, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 21, No. 12, June 20, 1940; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 21, 1940 

**Mount Carmel list - an extension of the Southampton County Historical 
   Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/mtcarmel.txt 

*Birthdate & site from his D.Cert. (#17177 {Windsor Dist. #8}). 

The 1900 Census (Windsor Dist., sheet 13B) gives b. Nov 1869. 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 23, 1956, Sect. II, p. 6) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/c600m5ob.txt 


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