Chattanooga Times Free Press Obituary: March 4, 2008
Floyd Afton Carr Jr., a resident of Abbeville, Ala., died Sunday morning, March 2, 2008, in a Dothan, Ala., hospital. He was 79.
Mr. Carr was born and reared in Abbeville, a son of the late Floyd Afton Carr, Sr. and Luna Thelma Woodham Carr. He received a B.S. degree from Troy University and attended graduate school at the University of Tennessee, University of Memphis and Western Michigan University. Mr. Carr served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict.
He was retired from the Chattanooga City School System as a Distributive Education teacher. Mr. Carr was also formerly employed by Happy Valley Farms in Chattanooga where he lived most of his lifetime before returning to Abbeville in 1981.
Mr. Carr was a member of First Lutheran Church of Chattanooga and attended Calvary Baptist Church in Abbeville. A member of the National Education Association and the Retired Teacher's Association, he was a former member of the Jaycees in Rossville and also the American Legion and Lutheran Layman's League, both in Chattanooga.
Mr. Carr was preceded in death by his first wife, Lois Marie Krekeler Carr; a daughter, Angie Marie Johnson Hall; a brother, John W. "Jack" Carr; and a sister, Wilmoth Carr Turner.
Surviving relatives include his wife, Marie Roberts Johnson Carr, Abbeville; three sons, Charles Edmund (Chuck) Carr and wife, Pamela Carr, Signal Mountain, Donnie Johnson and wife, Diane Johnson, Abbeville; Pat Johnson, Abbeville; six grandchildren, Daniel Johnson and fiancée, Jami Cooper, Ehren Johnson, Joey Hall and wife, Tena Hall, Danielle Hall, Dillon Johnson and Jess Johnson; a niece and eight nephews.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. CST Monday, March 3, 2008, in the Holman-Abbeville Mortuary Chapel, Abbeville, Ala. with Rev. Ray S. Reiley officiating.
Graveside services, with military honors, will be at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, March 6, 2008, in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 310 Dothan Road, Abbeville, AL 36310 or to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1132, Fairfax, VA 22038-1132.
Holman-Abbeville Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Chattanooga Times Free Press Obituary: March 4, 2008
Floyd Afton Carr Jr., a resident of Abbeville, Ala., died Sunday morning, March 2, 2008, in a Dothan, Ala., hospital. He was 79.
Mr. Carr was born and reared in Abbeville, a son of the late Floyd Afton Carr, Sr. and Luna Thelma Woodham Carr. He received a B.S. degree from Troy University and attended graduate school at the University of Tennessee, University of Memphis and Western Michigan University. Mr. Carr served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict.
He was retired from the Chattanooga City School System as a Distributive Education teacher. Mr. Carr was also formerly employed by Happy Valley Farms in Chattanooga where he lived most of his lifetime before returning to Abbeville in 1981.
Mr. Carr was a member of First Lutheran Church of Chattanooga and attended Calvary Baptist Church in Abbeville. A member of the National Education Association and the Retired Teacher's Association, he was a former member of the Jaycees in Rossville and also the American Legion and Lutheran Layman's League, both in Chattanooga.
Mr. Carr was preceded in death by his first wife, Lois Marie Krekeler Carr; a daughter, Angie Marie Johnson Hall; a brother, John W. "Jack" Carr; and a sister, Wilmoth Carr Turner.
Surviving relatives include his wife, Marie Roberts Johnson Carr, Abbeville; three sons, Charles Edmund (Chuck) Carr and wife, Pamela Carr, Signal Mountain, Donnie Johnson and wife, Diane Johnson, Abbeville; Pat Johnson, Abbeville; six grandchildren, Daniel Johnson and fiancée, Jami Cooper, Ehren Johnson, Joey Hall and wife, Tena Hall, Danielle Hall, Dillon Johnson and Jess Johnson; a niece and eight nephews.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. CST Monday, March 3, 2008, in the Holman-Abbeville Mortuary Chapel, Abbeville, Ala. with Rev. Ray S. Reiley officiating.
Graveside services, with military honors, will be at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, March 6, 2008, in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 310 Dothan Road, Abbeville, AL 36310 or to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1132, Fairfax, VA 22038-1132.
Holman-Abbeville Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements.
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