Birth date: Jan 18, 1927 Death date: Oct 28, 2021
James William Carr, age 94, passed away on October 28, 2021 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He was born January 18, 1927 in Inola, Oklahoma to Earl Carr and Opha (Lowder) Carr. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Vera Sne Read Obituary
We grieve that our family couldn't be there for the memorial service and burial (we live and work in Canada near Toronto. One of the first things we'll do next time we get back to Oklahoma for a visit is to go to Uncle Jim's grave to say goodbye to him in person. Love you Uncle Jim. Thanks for so many wonderful memories and stories and collected wisdom.
Uncle Jim is how we knew him, we weren’t related but that’s what we had always called him. He loved to visit his nephew, Greg Carr who for a while had a office in our building and he loved to come see Greg. And if Greg was busy he loved to visit with whoever would listen. You could learn a lot though and what a great guy. Thank you Lord that he is with you now.
James, Jim, "Gabby" Carr was friend of the French Family back in the Flat Rock days. He lived near Raymond and Lois French and they ran the Flat Rock Grocery store on 69 Hiway 8 miles North of Wagoner, OK. It was a gathering place for the families that lived in the area and the Carr Family was one of those families. When Gabby was about 15-16 years old, he came to live with the Frenches at the store. He stayed till he went into the service and that was where he got his nick name of Gabby. Jim loved talking and Raymond gave him the nickname. Gabby remained a friend of the family until my husband John french got ill a few years ago. We still tried to keep in touch, we are sorry we were not as able to do it the past 4 years. But we have very fond memories of Gabby over the years. He was quit a smart man and loved to learn all he could about everything and everybody. We loved sitting and talking about the Good Ole days at Flat Rock Grocery. We know he is Happy getting to reunite with his son and wife and all his friends and family that has gone on before him. We will always think of Gabby Carr with a smile and think of his good stories. Rest In Peace Gabby. You earned your peaceful place.
