Benoni Fortner "Ben" Carr (1857-1951)

CARR, POOLE, ROBINSON, WHITE, DAVIS

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:14

From Nevada Evening Journal October 23, 1951 (page 3)

Last Rites For B. F. Carr Held At S.D.A. Church

Funeral services for B. F. Carr, long time resident of Nevada, were conducted at the Nevada Seventh-day Adventist church Monday at 3 p. m., with Elder G. G. Davenport, Instructor in Bible at Oak Park Academy, reading the Scripture, obituary, and offering the main prayer, and A. Russel Hagen, pastor, preaching the sermon and conducting the graveside service at the Nevada cemetery.

A musical prelude was furnished by Elaine Kirk on the violin, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Otho Kirk.

Vocal numbers during the service included vocal solos by Mrs. Russel Hagen "Till the Morning", Lawrence Johnston "The Old Rugged Cross," and duet by Lawrence Johnston and Carl Jorgensen "Beyond the Sunset"; Mrs. Carl Jorgensen was accompanist for these numbers. The Jorgensens are members of the faculty of Oak Park Academy.

Casket bearers were Peter Ferden, F. G. King, Otho Kirk, William Leonard, P. K. Mathison and Albert Olesen.

Mrs. Albert Olesen and Miss Rose Pardue were in charge of the floral offerings. In addition to these were many memorial offerings given in memory of the deceased for the missions. It was announced that Mrs. Myrtle White, daughter of Ben Carr and a member of the Nevada Seventh-day Adventis church is furnishing the money for the purchase of an outdoor bulletin board for her church which will be erected by members of the congregation.

Obituary

"B. F. Carr was born near Kokomo, Indiana on December 18, 1857. Had he lived another December 18 he would have been 94 years of age. He passed away October 19, 1951, following at ten-day illness, at Nevada, Iowa.

The following is a quotation from the Nevada Evening Journal article about Mr. Carr's death: "This venerable, and highly respected citizen of Nevada, had come to Story county with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Annis Carr when he was a boy of seven years. There were five covered wagons in the caravan which left Indiana for the prairie state of Iowa in 1864.

"On November 18, 1877 Mr. Carr was married to Abbie Poole in Story county, Iowa. His wife passed away on July 23, 1931. He was preceded in death by daughter, Rose (Mrs. Thomas Robinson of Sterling, Illinois), one son, Frankie, who died at the age of 6, and an adopted son, Russel, who died at the age of 21.

"Mr. Carr is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Myrtle White, of Nevada, and Mrs. Laura Davis, of Des Moines; also by three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren; a nephew, John Carr, of Bloomington, Illinois, the last remaining member of his immediate family, and many other relatives.

"While Mr. Carr lived most of his life in Story county he also spent some years in Guthrie county and near Pierce, Nebraska. It was while living in Nebraska that through his own reading of the Bible that Mr. Carr began the observance of the Sabbath. He was eventually baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist church during an Iowa campmeeting held at Des Moines. Mr. Carr's many friends testify to his devout Christian living, to his honesty, and his helpfulness toward every person he met. His life is an inspiration to better living for all of us who knew him."

Out of Town Relatives

Among the relatives here for the last rites from out of town were the son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis of Des Moines, the nephew of the deceased, John Carr of Bloomington, Ill. and other relatives from Colo and Ames.