William Edward Carr 1889 - 1939

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Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 11/27/2022 at 14:48:40

The Anthon Herald
17 Mary 1939

William Carr, a former resident of Anthon, passed away at 1:55 a.m. Friday, May 12, 1939, in the Veteran's Hospital at Fargo, North Dakota, at the age of 50 years, 1 month and 28 days.

His demise followed an illness of ten months, during which he lay at death's door several times, only to rally and get temporarily better for a short time. The deceased became critically ill of pneumonia last summer while working in the vicinity of Corona, South Dakota. He entered the Milbank hospital July 11, 1938, and for some time little hope was held for his recovery. However, a strong constitution pulled him out of danger, and relatives moved him to the Veteran's Hospital at Fargo on August 2. Mr. Carr received the finest of care at the Fargo institution, but unfortunately complications set in after he had recovered from pneumonia. Kidney and heart trouble, together with hardening of the arteries developed, and from then on it was only a question of how long he would live.

On Several occasions his relatives were called to his bedside when he was desperately ill, but the sick man rallied each time. The end must have come quite suddenly, as his kinfolk did not know his condition was worse until a message came informing them of his death.

William Edward Carr was born to Michael and Jane Carr at Cascade, Iowa, March 14, 1889, and came to Woodbury County as a boy of eight with his parents. The Carr family settled on the farm northeast of Anthon now operated by E.J. McGarry.

The deceased received his early education in the rural schools and then attended Anthon High School. Drafted during the World War, Mr. Carr entered the U.S. Army July 24, 1918, with his brother Joseph. They crossed the Atlantic in September 1918, but the conflict ended before they got into the front line trenches. The deceased served in the army of occupation in Germany for eleven months after the close of the war, and it was not until late in the fall of 1919 that he returned home and received his honorable discharge.

Loving to travel, Mr. Carr worked as a farm hand and laborer in many parts of the United States after leaving the service, but when winter came he usually returned to Correctionville, where he stayed with his sister, Mrs. Paul Flemming, and also visited at Anthon with his relatives.

He is survived by five brothers, John, Joseph and Cecil of Anthon; Frank of Coon Rapids and Albert of Pittsburgh, California; and four sisters, Mrs. Mary Flemming of Correctionville, Mrs. Kate McNiff of Corona, South Dakota; Mrs. Lettie Farmer of Anthon and Mrs. Leone Waters of Cherokee.

The body was shipped to Anthon and the deceased veteran lay in his flag-draped casket at the Cecil Carr home until the time of the funeral.

Services were conducted at 9 a.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph's Catholic Church at Anthon, the Rev. L.J. Savage officiating. McNiff Post #389, American Legion, of which he formerly was a member, conducted military rites at the graveside in Mt. St. Joseph's Cemetery. Hudgel's Funeral Service had charge of the arrangements.