WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Barbara Moore Carr of West Palm Beach, Fla., passed away May 6, 2015 at the age of 100. She was born Oct. 12, 1914, in St. Louis, to Wilhelmina Bringman Moore and Robert Smith Moore.
Barbara is survived by two sons, Robert Earle Carr (Patricia) and Wayne Edward Carr (Paivi); grandson, Adam Earle Carr; and sister, Patricia Erdman (George). She was formerly married to Earle Albert Carr, a career navel officer and Caltech graduate, and they divorced in 1945.
As a young person, Barbara lived in Kokomo, Ind., and Pontiac and Ann Arbor, Mich. Barbara’s father was a structural engineer and died when she was 15. She often told of visiting her grandmother, Sarah Bringman, for a summer in Lexington, Neb., and the fun time she had; and of visiting her other grandparents in Davenport. Sarah Bringman was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, or DAR.
Barbara attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she studied biology. After working as a medical administrator, she attended Nazarene College in California and graduated with a B.A. and teaching credentials. She taught primary grades in California for over 20 years before moving to Florida.
She was very active in selling World Book Encyclopedias and believed strongly in education and good citizenship. Her credo was respect, manners, patriotism, honesty and belief in God. She loved reading and keeping up with world events.
Barbara enjoyed young people and heard from many of those she taught over the years. She also loved to travel and traveled to Athens with a friend; to the Moscow Olympics alone; and accompanied her son, Robert, to the Olympic games in Seoul, and to the Americas Cup race in Australia. She loved to explore and see new things. She also loved dancing, especially square dancing. In her later years, she lost her mobility which was very difficult for her.
She was a member of the Unity in the Pines Church in West Palm Beach and the Royal Ponciana Chapel also in Palm Beach.
Barbara was buried on June 5 in Oakdale Cemetery, Davenport, where her parents and many of their ancestors are buried.
Donations or contributions may be made to Oakdale Cemetery. A memorial service was held Saturday, June 13, at the Seagull Cottage, Royal Ponciana Chapel, Palm Beach.
Barbara is survived by two sons, Robert Earle Carr (Patricia) and Wayne Edward Carr (Paivi); grandson, Adam Earle Carr; and sister, Patricia Erdman (George). She was formerly married to Earle Albert Carr, a career navel officer and Caltech graduate, and they divorced in 1945.
As a young person, Barbara lived in Kokomo, Ind., and Pontiac and Ann Arbor, Mich. Barbara’s father was a structural engineer and died when she was 15. She often told of visiting her grandmother, Sarah Bringman, for a summer in Lexington, Neb., and the fun time she had; and of visiting her other grandparents in Davenport. Sarah Bringman was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, or DAR.
Barbara attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she studied biology. After working as a medical administrator, she attended Nazarene College in California and graduated with a B.A. and teaching credentials. She taught primary grades in California for over 20 years before moving to Florida.
She was very active in selling World Book Encyclopedias and believed strongly in education and good citizenship. Her credo was respect, manners, patriotism, honesty and belief in God. She loved reading and keeping up with world events.
Barbara enjoyed young people and heard from many of those she taught over the years. She also loved to travel and traveled to Athens with a friend; to the Moscow Olympics alone; and accompanied her son, Robert, to the Olympic games in Seoul, and to the Americas Cup race in Australia. She loved to explore and see new things. She also loved dancing, especially square dancing. In her later years, she lost her mobility which was very difficult for her.
She was a member of the Unity in the Pines Church in West Palm Beach and the Royal Ponciana Chapel also in Palm Beach.
Barbara was buried on June 5 in Oakdale Cemetery, Davenport, where her parents and many of their ancestors are buried.
Donations or contributions may be made to Oakdale Cemetery. A memorial service was held Saturday, June 13, at the Seagull Cottage, Royal Ponciana Chapel, Palm Beach.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Barbara Moore Carr of West Palm Beach, Fla., passed away May 6, 2015 at the age of 100. She was born Oct. 12, 1914, in St. Louis, to Wilhelmina Bringman Moore and Robert Smith Moore.
Barbara is survived by two sons, Robert Earle Carr (Patricia) and Wayne Edward Carr (Paivi); grandson, Adam Earle Carr; and sister, Patricia Erdman (George). She was formerly married to Earle Albert Carr, a career navel officer and Caltech graduate, and they divorced in 1945.
As a young person, Barbara lived in Kokomo, Ind., and Pontiac and Ann Arbor, Mich. Barbara’s father was a structural engineer and died when she was 15. She often told of visiting her grandmother, Sarah Bringman, for a summer in Lexington, Neb., and the fun time she had; and of visiting her other grandparents in Davenport. Sarah Bringman was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, or DAR.
Barbara attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she studied biology. After working as a medical administrator, she attended Nazarene College in California and graduated with a B.A. and teaching credentials. She taught primary grades in California for over 20 years before moving to Florida.
She was very active in selling World Book Encyclopedias and believed strongly in education and good citizenship. Her credo was respect, manners, patriotism, honesty and belief in God. She loved reading and keeping up with world events.
Barbara enjoyed young people and heard from many of those she taught over the years. She also loved to travel and traveled to Athens with a friend; to the Moscow Olympics alone; and accompanied her son, Robert, to the Olympic games in Seoul, and to the Americas Cup race in Australia. She loved to explore and see new things. She also loved dancing, especially square dancing. In her later years, she lost her mobility which was very difficult for her.
She was a member of the Unity in the Pines Church in West Palm Beach and the Royal Ponciana Chapel also in Palm Beach.
Barbara was buried on June 5 in Oakdale Cemetery, Davenport, where her parents and many of their ancestors are buried.
Donations or contributions may be made to Oakdale Cemetery. A memorial service was held Saturday, June 13, at the Seagull Cottage, Royal Ponciana Chapel, Palm Beach.
Barbara is survived by two sons, Robert Earle Carr (Patricia) and Wayne Edward Carr (Paivi); grandson, Adam Earle Carr; and sister, Patricia Erdman (George). She was formerly married to Earle Albert Carr, a career navel officer and Caltech graduate, and they divorced in 1945.
As a young person, Barbara lived in Kokomo, Ind., and Pontiac and Ann Arbor, Mich. Barbara’s father was a structural engineer and died when she was 15. She often told of visiting her grandmother, Sarah Bringman, for a summer in Lexington, Neb., and the fun time she had; and of visiting her other grandparents in Davenport. Sarah Bringman was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, or DAR.
Barbara attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she studied biology. After working as a medical administrator, she attended Nazarene College in California and graduated with a B.A. and teaching credentials. She taught primary grades in California for over 20 years before moving to Florida.
She was very active in selling World Book Encyclopedias and believed strongly in education and good citizenship. Her credo was respect, manners, patriotism, honesty and belief in God. She loved reading and keeping up with world events.
Barbara enjoyed young people and heard from many of those she taught over the years. She also loved to travel and traveled to Athens with a friend; to the Moscow Olympics alone; and accompanied her son, Robert, to the Olympic games in Seoul, and to the Americas Cup race in Australia. She loved to explore and see new things. She also loved dancing, especially square dancing. In her later years, she lost her mobility which was very difficult for her.
She was a member of the Unity in the Pines Church in West Palm Beach and the Royal Ponciana Chapel also in Palm Beach.
Barbara was buried on June 5 in Oakdale Cemetery, Davenport, where her parents and many of their ancestors are buried.
Donations or contributions may be made to Oakdale Cemetery. A memorial service was held Saturday, June 13, at the Seagull Cottage, Royal Ponciana Chapel, Palm Beach.
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