John Carr

John Paul Carr, 88+ years, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 14, 2014. He was born on October 10, 1925 to Oliver Floyd Carr and Leona Clara (Gragg) Carr in Centralia, Illinois. John had a twin brother, Walter Scott Carr.
He was trained in Fairview Grade School, Marion County, Illinois, and Centralia Township High School in Centralia.  He attended Cincinnati Bible Seminary and Lincoln Bible Institute, receiving his BA degree in 1951; Butler School of Religion; and Ball State University, receiving his Masters in Education degree in 1966.
John met his lovely bride-to-be, Betty Lee Brattain, at Lincoln Bible Institute in 1948, and they were married June 30, 1950 in the Clarksville Christian Church in Noblesville, Indiana.  His early training also began in his parents' home, and the 180-year-old Mount Mariah Christian Church in Centralia.  He worked at an auto dealer's parts store, and a favorite hardware store as a salesman.
While attending LBI, John preached in two half-time churches in southern Illinois.  He later served several churches near Danville, Illinois.  Their only child, John Mark Carr, was born while his parents lived in Danville.  He later became pastor at the Daleville Christian Church, and ad-interim ministries following his work in Daleville.  He taught elementary education for 24 years in Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana, retiring in 1987.
In addition to his wife, Betty, and son, John, he is survived by cousins, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
John was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Pauline Gragg Carr; and two brothers, Oliver Eugene Carr, and Walter Scott Carr.
Services will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, May 19, 2014, at Randall & Roberts Funeral Home, 1150 Logan Street, in Noblesville, with Pastor Shockley Flick officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, May 18, 2014 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, and Monday from 9:00 am to time of service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Crownland Cemetery in Noblesville.