Meteorologist and World War II Veteran. Cecil Clark Carrier age 88, passed away on Monday, October 27, 2008. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris, one brother and three sisters. He is survived by his sister, Hazel Scruggs; his children: Carol (Dean) Parham, Wichita, Kansas, Clark (Michele) Carrier, Wichita, Kansas, and Cathy Carrier, Lindsborg, Kansas; grandchildren: Ryan Parham, Kara Parham, both of Houston, Texas, Angela (Chris) Dudley, Andover, Kansas, Clint (Molly) Carrier, Wichita, Kansas, Marianne Carrier, Wichita, Kansas; Cody, Brandon, Caitlin and Lindsey Whetstone, Lindsborg, Kansas; great-grandchild: Clay Dudley, Wichita, Kansas. Cecil was born in Choctaw, Oklahoma, on October 17, 1920 and grew up in Cambridge, Kansas. Shortly before the United States entered World War II, Mr. Carrier attended the Kansas State Teachers College, where he met his future wife, Doris. They married shortly after, and he entered the United States Army Air Corps in 1943.While in the service, Mr. Carrier studied meteorology because weather sparked his interests in math and science."He developed his passion for weather in the Air Force," Clark Carrier said."He loved communicating to people in a way they could relate to what was happening."
He worked for the National Weather Service in Wichita and had a 50 year career in radio and television as a weather broadcaster. He was a long-time member of the KSN staff working as a meteorologist and teamed with Greg Gamer and Webb Smith back when the station was KARD-TV. Minutes before a deadly tornado struck the sleeping town of Udall,Kansas meteorologist Cecil Carrier warned viewers of KTVH, Channel 12, that a severe thunderstorm was approaching Cowley County.It was May 25, 1955.When the storm swept over Udall, it killed 77 people, injured more than three-fourths of the townspeople and destroyed 192 buildings. That night helped earn Mr. Carrier, then 34, the trust of Kansas. From the 1950s through the 1990s, Mr. Carrier's audience grew as Kansas families tuned in their radios and turned on televisions to hear weather forecast. After the Udall tornado, a Hollywood film crew turned to Mr. Carrier to help soothe the nerves of actress Kim Novak. She was in Kansas working on the movie "Picnic," based on the William Inge play."She wanted to have a personal briefing from Dad because she was so frightened of tornadoes," Clark Carrier said.
Memorial services were held at University United Methodist Church, 2220 N. Yale Avenue, Wichita, Kansas 67220, on Friday, October 31, at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family requested donations to the Alzheimer's Association, 347 S. Laura, Wichita, Kansas 67211.
He worked for the National Weather Service in Wichita and had a 50 year career in radio and television as a weather broadcaster. He was a long-time member of the KSN staff working as a meteorologist and teamed with Greg Gamer and Webb Smith back when the station was KARD-TV. Minutes before a deadly tornado struck the sleeping town of Udall,Kansas meteorologist Cecil Carrier warned viewers of KTVH, Channel 12, that a severe thunderstorm was approaching Cowley County.It was May 25, 1955.When the storm swept over Udall, it killed 77 people, injured more than three-fourths of the townspeople and destroyed 192 buildings. That night helped earn Mr. Carrier, then 34, the trust of Kansas. From the 1950s through the 1990s, Mr. Carrier's audience grew as Kansas families tuned in their radios and turned on televisions to hear weather forecast. After the Udall tornado, a Hollywood film crew turned to Mr. Carrier to help soothe the nerves of actress Kim Novak. She was in Kansas working on the movie "Picnic," based on the William Inge play."She wanted to have a personal briefing from Dad because she was so frightened of tornadoes," Clark Carrier said.
Memorial services were held at University United Methodist Church, 2220 N. Yale Avenue, Wichita, Kansas 67220, on Friday, October 31, at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family requested donations to the Alzheimer's Association, 347 S. Laura, Wichita, Kansas 67211.
Meteorologist and World War II Veteran. Cecil Clark Carrier age 88, passed away on Monday, October 27, 2008. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris, one brother and three sisters. He is survived by his sister, Hazel Scruggs; his children: Carol (Dean) Parham, Wichita, Kansas, Clark (Michele) Carrier, Wichita, Kansas, and Cathy Carrier, Lindsborg, Kansas; grandchildren: Ryan Parham, Kara Parham, both of Houston, Texas, Angela (Chris) Dudley, Andover, Kansas, Clint (Molly) Carrier, Wichita, Kansas, Marianne Carrier, Wichita, Kansas; Cody, Brandon, Caitlin and Lindsey Whetstone, Lindsborg, Kansas; great-grandchild: Clay Dudley, Wichita, Kansas. Cecil was born in Choctaw, Oklahoma, on October 17, 1920 and grew up in Cambridge, Kansas. Shortly before the United States entered World War II, Mr. Carrier attended the Kansas State Teachers College, where he met his future wife, Doris. They married shortly after, and he entered the United States Army Air Corps in 1943.While in the service, Mr. Carrier studied meteorology because weather sparked his interests in math and science."He developed his passion for weather in the Air Force," Clark Carrier said."He loved communicating to people in a way they could relate to what was happening."
He worked for the National Weather Service in Wichita and had a 50 year career in radio and television as a weather broadcaster. He was a long-time member of the KSN staff working as a meteorologist and teamed with Greg Gamer and Webb Smith back when the station was KARD-TV. Minutes before a deadly tornado struck the sleeping town of Udall,Kansas meteorologist Cecil Carrier warned viewers of KTVH, Channel 12, that a severe thunderstorm was approaching Cowley County.It was May 25, 1955.When the storm swept over Udall, it killed 77 people, injured more than three-fourths of the townspeople and destroyed 192 buildings. That night helped earn Mr. Carrier, then 34, the trust of Kansas. From the 1950s through the 1990s, Mr. Carrier's audience grew as Kansas families tuned in their radios and turned on televisions to hear weather forecast. After the Udall tornado, a Hollywood film crew turned to Mr. Carrier to help soothe the nerves of actress Kim Novak. She was in Kansas working on the movie "Picnic," based on the William Inge play."She wanted to have a personal briefing from Dad because she was so frightened of tornadoes," Clark Carrier said.
Memorial services were held at University United Methodist Church, 2220 N. Yale Avenue, Wichita, Kansas 67220, on Friday, October 31, at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family requested donations to the Alzheimer's Association, 347 S. Laura, Wichita, Kansas 67211.
He worked for the National Weather Service in Wichita and had a 50 year career in radio and television as a weather broadcaster. He was a long-time member of the KSN staff working as a meteorologist and teamed with Greg Gamer and Webb Smith back when the station was KARD-TV. Minutes before a deadly tornado struck the sleeping town of Udall,Kansas meteorologist Cecil Carrier warned viewers of KTVH, Channel 12, that a severe thunderstorm was approaching Cowley County.It was May 25, 1955.When the storm swept over Udall, it killed 77 people, injured more than three-fourths of the townspeople and destroyed 192 buildings. That night helped earn Mr. Carrier, then 34, the trust of Kansas. From the 1950s through the 1990s, Mr. Carrier's audience grew as Kansas families tuned in their radios and turned on televisions to hear weather forecast. After the Udall tornado, a Hollywood film crew turned to Mr. Carrier to help soothe the nerves of actress Kim Novak. She was in Kansas working on the movie "Picnic," based on the William Inge play."She wanted to have a personal briefing from Dad because she was so frightened of tornadoes," Clark Carrier said.
Memorial services were held at University United Methodist Church, 2220 N. Yale Avenue, Wichita, Kansas 67220, on Friday, October 31, at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family requested donations to the Alzheimer's Association, 347 S. Laura, Wichita, Kansas 67211.
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