Debra Carr

Debra Carr, 69, of Carson, IA passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at the CHI Health Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 21, 2024 at the Loess Hills Funeral Home in Carson with Pastor Mike Harvey officiating. Burial will be in the Carson Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Loess Hills Funeral Home in Carson is caring Debra and her family.

Memorials: Directed to the family

OBITUARY
Debra Kay Carr, 69 of Carson, IA, passed away June 6, 2024 at the CHI Health Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA.

Debra was born on July 22, 1954 in Hamburg, IA. She was the daughter of James and Patsy (Ratliff) Cross.

Debra married Michael Carr on April 16, 2018 in Waterloo, IA in a Civil War-themed ceremony. The couple made their home in Carson, IA.

Deb loved to crochet, paint T-shirts, and play with her dogs, Ellie, Izzie and Taz, go on road trips to nowhere in particular and watch crime dramas on T.V. She was very proud of her Cherokee heritage.

Deb was a member of Col. William H. Kinsman Auxiliary of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, serving 2 years as secretary-treasurer. She was also a Pythian Sister and was serving as the Grand Protector for the Jurisdiction of Iowa at her passing. She was an exceptional cook as well.

Waiting to greet her in heaven are her loving parents, James and Patsy Cross, her little sister Jodie Bailey and sister Jeanie Abea, and her little brother Jeffery Cross.

Debra is survived by her husband Michael of Carson; her sisters, Mary Lou Johnson and Bonnie Bailey; brothers, Bobby Bailey, Dale Bailey, Larry Bailey, and James Cross Jr.; her children, William (Bill) Allen Jr., Laurie Bivins, and Lisa Carter and their spouses, Lynette Allen and Robert D. Bivins III; her grandchildren, Ryan Zarco, Zackery Allen, Robert D. Bivins IV, Cheyenne Bivins, Brittany Winters, Michael Allen, Vicki Carter, Noel Bivins, and Kalib Bivins, and their spouses, Mario Zarco and Trent Winters; her great-grandchildren, Jesse Zarco and Jennifer Winters; and other relatives and a host of many special friends.

She will be missed by all who knew her.