October 15, 2009      

WATERTOWN, N.Y.  —  Mary Carr, 92, died on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at North Rehabilitation facility, St. Petersburg, Fla., where she had been a resident for over eight years.    

A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at First Presbyterian Church, Watertown, with internment following at Brookside Cemetery, Watertown Center.    

Born Aug. 21, 1917, in Watertown, the daughter of Helen and Archie Knell, she was a 1937 graduate of Watertown High School.

She worked at Kamargo Furniture Store in Watertown before her marriage.  She was also a crossing guard for the school system.  She enjoyed sewing and cooking.    

She married Charles J. Carr on Aug. 23, 1940. After her husband's retirement from the New York Air Brake Company, the couple moved to St. Petersburg, Fla., in the early 1980s while continuing to spend summers at their cottage at Three Mile Bay, N.Y.  Her husband predeceased her in 1993 after 50 plus years of marriage.    

Surviving are her three children, Barbara Stevens, St. Petersburg, Fla., Charles R. Carr, Watertown, and Richard  K. Carr, Lighthouse Point, Fla.; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.      

Her sister, Helena Kuhl, step-brother, Kenneth Bullis, and step-sister, Kartha Heart, died before her.    

Memorial gifts may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Watertown, NY or to a Hospice of your choice.  

Arrangements are with Reed and Benoit Funeral Home, Watertown.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.reedbenoit.com. 






Information provided by Reed & Benoit Funeral Home and Newzjunky, Watertown, N.Y.