Hi, everyone,
This is from the Providence (RI) Journal, April 28, 1998:
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"Newport, RI: John Tew CARR, 69, of 28 Whitehall Ave., a retired Newport
Fire Department captain, died Saturday in Newport Hospital. He was the
husband of Christina C. (Platt) Carr.
Born in Newport, he was a son of the late Chester and Lusanna (Allen) Carr.
Mr. Carr worked for the fire department from 1952 to 1986. He was a member
of the International Association of Firefighters and was vice president of
its local chapter. After retiring from the fire department, he worked in
the fire alarm division of Coastal Electric Co.
He was a life-long member of St. Mary Episcopal Church, Portsmouth, and
served as an acolyte and junior and senior warden. He was a former member
of St. Mary bowling league and the former St. Mary Men's Club. He was
active with the Newport Y.M.C.A.
Besides his wife he leaves a son, Christopher J. Carr of Newport; a
daughter, Melissa Ann Baasch of Portsmouth; a sister, Fay C. Ashmore of
Portsmouth, and three grandchildren. He was brother of the late Mary
"Timmie" VonVillas and Murial Carr Orr.
A Eucharist of the Resurrection will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. in St. Mary
Episcopal Church, 324 East Main Rd., Portsmouth. Burial will be in St. Mary
Churchyard, Portsmouth."
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Beth Hurd
Johnston, RI
beth(a)the-hurds.com
Researching John Henry Carr