AB Carr, 84, of Elizabethton, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018, at Johnson City Medical Center after an extended illness.
A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Odd and Corinth Shipley Carr.
Mr. Carr was employed at Stanley Garbage Pick Up and was a retired farmer. He was of the Holiness faith.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of over 60 years, Mildred Marie Ward Carr; four brothers, George, Edmond, Gene and Aaron Carr; and two sisters, Selma Morgan and Maribelle Carr.
Survivors include his children, Deborah Wagner and husband Ambers, Teddy Carr and wife Rose, Wesley Carr, Stevie Carr and wife Amanda, and Michael Carr, all of Elizabethton, and Calvin Carr and wife Shelia, Bluff City; several grandchildren; one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for AB Carr will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 8, at Memorial Funeral Chapel. The eulogy will be given by his granddaughter, Lisa Whitfield, and music by Jessica Wagner. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Friends may also visit with the family at the residence of his daughter, Deborah Wagner, 107 Old Stoney Loop, Elizabethton. Condolences may be sent to the family at our website, www.memorialfcelizabethton.com.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Carr family.