Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Baldwin, Myra Carr  March 5, 2009
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Virginian-Pilot, March 8, 2009
NORFOLK - Myra Carr Baldwin, 94, of the 3100 block of Shore Drive, died, March 
5, 2009, in her residence. 

She was born in Greenville, N.C., May 3, 1914, the daughter of Charles Stuart 
Carr and Pattie Skinner Carr. The family moved to Norfolk in 1916. She was a 
graduate of Sweet Briar College and married Robert F. Baldwin who died in 
1974.  

Mrs. Baldwin was a member of Christ and St. Luke's Episcopal Church and was 
active for many years in the cultural and charitable life of Norfolk, working 
as a volunteer for the Children's Theatre, the Norfolk/Chrysler Museum, the 
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters and Sentara Norfolk General 
Hospital. She was a member of the Junior League of Norfolk, the National 
Society of Colonial Dames of America in Virginia and the Garden Club of 
Norfolk.  

Mrs. Baldwin was an active supporter of her husband's 30-year political career 
in the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate where among other accomplishments 
he was known for spearheading the Norfolk- Virginia Beach Expressway. A 
lifelong resident of Norfolk, he managed Baldwin Bros. & Taylor, the family's 
real estate and insurance business. 

She is survived by her son and daughter, Robert F. Baldwin Jr. and Myra Stuart 
Osmond, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased 
by her sister, Harriet Carr Waddill formerly of Norfolk and her two brothers, 
Charles A. Carr formerly of Danville and Charles Stuart Carr formerly of 
Richmond. 

A memorial service, led by the Rev. Dr. Greg Dalle-Tezze, will be held in the 
Westminster Canterbury Chapel, 3100 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, and Friday, 
March 13, at 11 a.m. Burial will be private. 

Donations may be directed to Westminster Canterbury Foundation, 3100 Shore 
Drive, Virginia Beach, in lieu of flowers. 

H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk Chapel, is handling arrangements. 

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