Mildred C. Carr

Mildred (Clark) Carr, a life-long resident of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006 at her home after a brief illness; being 83 years, 3 months and 11 days.

Mrs. Carr was born July 20, 1923, in St. Louis, Mo., to Columbus B. and Myrtle (Christian) Clark.

On Jan. 16, 1949, she married E. E. ""Bus"" Carr, in Poplar Bluff. He preceded her in death on Dec. 2, 1983. Also preceding her in death were her parents and her beloved brother Jimmie Clark.

Survivors include two daughters, Terry (Mrs. James) Hall, of Farmington and Jane (Mrs. Bill) Walker, of Poplar Bluff; one brother, Jack and sister-in-law Laura (Spencer) Clark, of Poplar Bluff; and sister-in-law, Elaine (Mrs. Jimmie) Clark, of Florida.

She is also survived by her four grandsons, Jimmy Vernon and wife Stacey, Joey Vernon and wife Cheryl, of Poplar Bluff, Jim Hall and wife Duan, of Fredericktown and Brian Hall and wife Holly, of Scott City; eight great-grandchildren, Audrey Bumpus, David Vernon, Shelby Hardin, Carr Vernon, Lane Vernon, Chloe Vernon, all of Poplar Bluff, Lauren Hall, of Fredericktown and Jaeden Hall, of Scott City.

She was a member of the First Church of God and the Golden Links Sunday School Class, where she served as secretary/treasurer for many years. She was retired from Goodyear, after many years of service, holding the position of bookkeeper and later worked at Montgomery Ward until the store closed.

Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel, in Poplar Bluff. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel, with the Rev. Richard Triplett officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, in Poplar Bluff.

Her family and friends will miss her, but are comforted by the words of one of her favorite poems:

God saw she was getting tired
And the cure was not to be;
So he put His arms around her
And whispered ""Come with Me.""
With tearful hearts
We watched her fade away;
Although we loved her dearly,
We couldn't make her stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
Hardworking, but now laid to rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best!