Wayne Carr

Wayne Francis Carr, one of eight children of Samuel Francis Carr and Charlotte Louisa (Quimby) Carr, was born September 24, 1908 in rural Mills County, Iowa near Hastings. Wayne grew up on a farm north of Carson, Iowa and when he was 11 years old, the family moved to the Lone Star area west of Carson. Wayne attended Macedonia High School for a short time and then farmed with his father until 1929.

On March 1, 1929, Wayne married Hope Vera Graybill and their marriage was blessed with the birth of two sons, Walter and Ken.

Wayne worked as a farmhand for several years helping area farmers. In 1936, Wayne and Hope moved to Carson where he worked for the town for six years and then managed the Fullerton Lumber Company in Carson for several years. From 1953 to 1957, Wayne spent four seasons in Greenland doing carpenter work for the North Atlantic Construction Company. He worked at the carpenter trade until he retired in 1974.

Wayne was baptized into the R.L.D.S. Church in 1952. He was Master of Coral Masonic Lodge #430 AF & AM in 1946 and later received his 50 year pin. He was Worthy Patron of the Order of Eastern Star in 1953. He was a member of the Carson Volunteer Fire Department for eleven years and served as Fire Chief for two years.

Wayne loved children and always had candy in his pocket for them. He enjoyed gardening, fishing and hunting, and building his home in Carson. Wayne and Hope had been married 76 years when Wayne died at the Risen Son Christian Village in Council Bluffs, Iowa on March 15, 2005. He had attained the age of 96 years, 5 months, and 21 days.

Wayne was preceded in death by his parents; son Ken Carr and his wife Karen; grandson Paul Scott Carr; brother Delmar Carr; sisters Velma Campbell, Blanche Williams, and Ina Rath; and nephew Don Brubaker.

He is survived by his wife Hope of Risen Son in Council Bluffs; his oldest son Walter Dell Carr and wife Bernice of Carson; brothers Donald Ray Carr and wife Betty of Carson and Ardath Carr of Risen Son in Council Bluffs; sister Geraldine Hatfield of Bella Vista, Arkansas; 11 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.