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Sarah Priscilla Allen Carr
3 Oct 1861 – 19 Apr 1955
| Birth | 3 Oct 1861 |
| Death | 19 Apr 1955 |
| Cemetery | Blockton Cemetery Blockton , Taylor County , Iowa , USA |
| Added by | Julia Johnson on 16 Dec 2013 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36083274 |
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Bedford Times-Press, Thursday May 12, 1955 p. 9 Hold Last Rites For Mrs. H. L. Carr Last rites for the late Mrs. Henry L. Carr were held at the Blockton Christian church Sunday, April 24, 1955, at 2:30 p. m. with Rev. E. E. Stringfellow of Des Moines and Rev. Huntington of Blockton officiating. Interment was in Rose Hill cemetery, Blockton. Sarah Priscilla Carr was born in Cadiz, Carroll County, Ohio, Oct. 3, 1861, and died at Van Nuys, Calif., April 19, 1955. She was one of six children born to Mr. and Mrs. J. [ames] W. [illiam] Allen. Surviving is one sister, Mrs. Kathryne Maine of Omaha. She was married to Henry Lewis Carr, Sept. 30, 1883 at Brush Creek, Iowa. To them were born three children, Vonnie, deceased; Cullen of Des Moines and Beulah Lester of Van Nuys, Calif. Three grandchildren, Kermit Carr, Des Moines; Vernon Carr, Sioux City; Coloma Lester Swysgood, Albuquerque, New Mexico and five great grandchildren, survive. Her husband, Henry Lewis Carr, died March 3, 1949 [1948]. They were permitted to live a full and happy life together for 64 years, all of which were spent in Blockton and vicinity. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Carr went to California to make her home with her daughter, Beulah Lester and her son-in-law, Erhern Lester. Mrs. Carr was an active member of the Christian church in earlier years where she taught Sunday school. She was a great lover of flowers and it was her privilege to grow and take many of them to her friends in Blockton while she made her home there. During her seven years in California she made many new friends who grew to love her. Mrs. Carr is also survived by three nephews and three nieces.
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- David Bradford Allen 1860–1939
- Asa Chase Allen 1863–1945
- Mary Kathryn "Kittie" Allen Main 1869–1959
- Oria Bell Allen Golding 1870–1951
- Eva Mae Allen Smith 1871–1948
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