Born near Youngstown, Ohio in 1924 to Jessie Carr. Jim never met his biological father, a man named James McAllister (82771491). Shortly after birth he and his mother returned to her family in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Jim spent the first 10 or so years of his life with his maternal grandparents Lee and Mollie (Castle) Carr. Lee and Mollie were tenant farmers in Southern Ohio and moved around a lot which led to a somewhat transient childhood for Jim, but one full of great memories even though he grew up during the Great Depression. Jim would often recount many stories of his grandparents, how hard they worked, the challenges they faced and what it was like living as a young country boy in Southern Ohio during some of the most difficult times our country faced.
In 1935, Jim's mother, Jessie, married Robert Daily of Chillicothe. After their marriage Jim moved in with them and spent a short time with them in Chillicothe before they moved to Circleville, Ohio. Jim attended the Circleville schools and worked at a local department store while he was a student. Jim was very athletic, playing football, basketball, and track while in high school. Jim graduated from Circleville High School in 1942 and was a proud Circleville Tiger his whole life.
After graduating high school, Jessie, Robert, and Jim moved to Columbus, Ohio. Jim gained work, through his step-father, with the Railway Express Company as a Messenger, managing all sorts of goods on the train lines between Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Saint Louis. Jim kept this job until he was sent to recruit training for the US Navy.
During World War II, Jim spent his deployment working on an ammunition Depot in the Hawaiian Islands, reaching the rank of Gunner's Mate Second Class. He primarily spent his time loading and unloading the battleships and aircraft carriers and destroying dud ammunition. Jim initially wanted to go in to aviation but discovered it was not for him. Due to some oversight, his unit was not sent to Australia, as they thought, but was left on Oahu at the Lualualei base for their entire deployment.
After earning an Honorable Discharge from his service in the Navy during World War II, Jim returned to Circleville in 1946. It was at the local American Legion where he became reacquainted with Lena Webbe, who he knew from school in Circleville. After a short courtship, they were married in early 1947. Jim and Lee lived in Circleville until 1950 when they relocated to Columbus, Ohio.
After the move to Columbus, Jim joined the Columbus Division of Police as a patrolman in late 1950. Due to the political climate in Columbus at the time, Jim and another member of his recruit class, Sid Hoyt (809717), were promoted to be detectives in the police Vice Squad. After leaving Vice, Jim joined the Homicide Unit and spent a significant portion of his career as a homicide detective.
Jim shared lots of stories about his
time at the CPD, notably of his supervisor C.D. "Red"Lewis (88149023), Roy (87035251) and Wayne Morgan (64492625), Madeline Baker (83614680), Franklin County Coroner Robert A. Evans (88156504), Congressman Sam Devine (120107950). He never forgot the tragedy he responded to with Ofc. Tom Webb (88141999) or the unsolved case of Mary Margaret Andrews (40436673). Some of these stories were shared in a book by Wayne Morgan, "The Coppers: Personal Chronicles of the Columbus,Ohio Police Department, 1935-1960".
At different times Jim served on other units such as Intelligence, but took great pride in the fact that he led the effort to develop a specialized unit dealing with sex crimes. It was in this unit that he served the last 20 years of his career as a lead detective sergeant. Jim retired in early 1986. In retirement, he remained friends with many of his fellow officers, some of the closest were Jim Gloyd (189455227), Fred Robison (232499372).
In his retirement, Jim enjoyed time traveling with his wife to see one daughter and her family in Florida and spending time with his other daughter's family in Columbus. He became involved in the church he attended and loved to golf. Jim always had time for (and a great dedication to) his family. Jim's wife Lena passed away in 2006 after a struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was her primary care giver until 2005 when she entered a nursing home. He remained a dedicated husband, going to her side many times each day until she passed.
In the years after his wife's passing, Jim remained a vigorous and active man. In the last couple years of his life he resided in an assisted living residence in Westerville, Ohio. It was at that place he passed away at age 97. Even at an advanced age, Jim could still sharply recall stories of his childhood, war service, police career and his family. Jim enjoyed sharing those experiences with his friends, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and was not shy to give good advice when it was solicited.
After he passed, a letter he wrote to his Pastor was in part read at his funeral service. The letter concluded with the statement "I have had a very good life".
The Columbus Division of Police honored him after he passed in several social media posts and, with a final show of respect, provided an Honor Guard and numerous escorts from his funeral in Columbus to his resting place in Circleville, securing the route and conducting a rolling closure of highway ramps and rural intersections as his procession passed. His family felt this was an incredible and fitting show of respect for a dedicated officer, war veteran and beloved family man.
Obituary:
James Carr, 97, passed away on January 29, 2022.
He was born on June 2, 1924 in Niles, Ohio. After graduating from Circleville High School in 1942, James served in the
U.S. Navy during WWII.
After his military service he worked for Railway Express before joining the Columbus Police Department in November of 1950. He worked in Vice, Homicide, Intelligence and later organized CPD's first Sexual Abuse Squad. He guided this unit for 15 years until his retirement in January, 1986 with over 35 years of service.
Half his career was spent as an investigative detective and 20 years as a Det. Sgt. and
Squad Leader.
James was a life member of FOP lodge 9, American Legion Post 134, a member of Clinton Heights Lutheran and a long-time player at Timberview Golf Club.
Preceded in death by his mother, Jessie Carr; father, Robert Daily, and wife, Lena (Webbe) Carr.
He is survived by his two daughters, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. (Names omitted for privacy).
Jim spent the first 10 or so years of his life with his maternal grandparents Lee and Mollie (Castle) Carr. Lee and Mollie were tenant farmers in Southern Ohio and moved around a lot which led to a somewhat transient childhood for Jim, but one full of great memories even though he grew up during the Great Depression. Jim would often recount many stories of his grandparents, how hard they worked, the challenges they faced and what it was like living as a young country boy in Southern Ohio during some of the most difficult times our country faced.
In 1935, Jim's mother, Jessie, married Robert Daily of Chillicothe. After their marriage Jim moved in with them and spent a short time with them in Chillicothe before they moved to Circleville, Ohio. Jim attended the Circleville schools and worked at a local department store while he was a student. Jim was very athletic, playing football, basketball, and track while in high school. Jim graduated from Circleville High School in 1942 and was a proud Circleville Tiger his whole life.
After graduating high school, Jessie, Robert, and Jim moved to Columbus, Ohio. Jim gained work, through his step-father, with the Railway Express Company as a Messenger, managing all sorts of goods on the train lines between Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Saint Louis. Jim kept this job until he was sent to recruit training for the US Navy.
During World War II, Jim spent his deployment working on an ammunition Depot in the Hawaiian Islands, reaching the rank of Gunner's Mate Second Class. He primarily spent his time loading and unloading the battleships and aircraft carriers and destroying dud ammunition. Jim initially wanted to go in to aviation but discovered it was not for him. Due to some oversight, his unit was not sent to Australia, as they thought, but was left on Oahu at the Lualualei base for their entire deployment.
After earning an Honorable Discharge from his service in the Navy during World War II, Jim returned to Circleville in 1946. It was at the local American Legion where he became reacquainted with Lena Webbe, who he knew from school in Circleville. After a short courtship, they were married in early 1947. Jim and Lee lived in Circleville until 1950 when they relocated to Columbus, Ohio.
After the move to Columbus, Jim joined the Columbus Division of Police as a patrolman in late 1950. Due to the political climate in Columbus at the time, Jim and another member of his recruit class, Sid Hoyt (809717), were promoted to be detectives in the police Vice Squad. After leaving Vice, Jim joined the Homicide Unit and spent a significant portion of his career as a homicide detective.
Jim shared lots of stories about his
time at the CPD, notably of his supervisor C.D. "Red"Lewis (88149023), Roy (87035251) and Wayne Morgan (64492625), Madeline Baker (83614680), Franklin County Coroner Robert A. Evans (88156504), Congressman Sam Devine (120107950). He never forgot the tragedy he responded to with Ofc. Tom Webb (88141999) or the unsolved case of Mary Margaret Andrews (40436673). Some of these stories were shared in a book by Wayne Morgan, "The Coppers: Personal Chronicles of the Columbus,Ohio Police Department, 1935-1960".
At different times Jim served on other units such as Intelligence, but took great pride in the fact that he led the effort to develop a specialized unit dealing with sex crimes. It was in this unit that he served the last 20 years of his career as a lead detective sergeant. Jim retired in early 1986. In retirement, he remained friends with many of his fellow officers, some of the closest were Jim Gloyd (189455227), Fred Robison (232499372).
In his retirement, Jim enjoyed time traveling with his wife to see one daughter and her family in Florida and spending time with his other daughter's family in Columbus. He became involved in the church he attended and loved to golf. Jim always had time for (and a great dedication to) his family. Jim's wife Lena passed away in 2006 after a struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was her primary care giver until 2005 when she entered a nursing home. He remained a dedicated husband, going to her side many times each day until she passed.
In the years after his wife's passing, Jim remained a vigorous and active man. In the last couple years of his life he resided in an assisted living residence in Westerville, Ohio. It was at that place he passed away at age 97. Even at an advanced age, Jim could still sharply recall stories of his childhood, war service, police career and his family. Jim enjoyed sharing those experiences with his friends, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and was not shy to give good advice when it was solicited.
After he passed, a letter he wrote to his Pastor was in part read at his funeral service. The letter concluded with the statement "I have had a very good life".
The Columbus Division of Police honored him after he passed in several social media posts and, with a final show of respect, provided an Honor Guard and numerous escorts from his funeral in Columbus to his resting place in Circleville, securing the route and conducting a rolling closure of highway ramps and rural intersections as his procession passed. His family felt this was an incredible and fitting show of respect for a dedicated officer, war veteran and beloved family man.
Obituary:
James Carr, 97, passed away on January 29, 2022.
He was born on June 2, 1924 in Niles, Ohio. After graduating from Circleville High School in 1942, James served in the
U.S. Navy during WWII.
After his military service he worked for Railway Express before joining the Columbus Police Department in November of 1950. He worked in Vice, Homicide, Intelligence and later organized CPD's first Sexual Abuse Squad. He guided this unit for 15 years until his retirement in January, 1986 with over 35 years of service.
Half his career was spent as an investigative detective and 20 years as a Det. Sgt. and
Squad Leader.
James was a life member of FOP lodge 9, American Legion Post 134, a member of Clinton Heights Lutheran and a long-time player at Timberview Golf Club.
Preceded in death by his mother, Jessie Carr; father, Robert Daily, and wife, Lena (Webbe) Carr.
He is survived by his two daughters, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. (Names omitted for privacy).
Born near Youngstown, Ohio in 1924 to Jessie Carr. Jim never met his biological father, a man named James McAllister (82771491). Shortly after birth he and his mother returned to her family in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Jim spent the first 10 or so years of his life with his maternal grandparents Lee and Mollie (Castle) Carr. Lee and Mollie were tenant farmers in Southern Ohio and moved around a lot which led to a somewhat transient childhood for Jim, but one full of great memories even though he grew up during the Great Depression. Jim would often recount many stories of his grandparents, how hard they worked, the challenges they faced and what it was like living as a young country boy in Southern Ohio during some of the most difficult times our country faced.
In 1935, Jim's mother, Jessie, married Robert Daily of Chillicothe. After their marriage Jim moved in with them and spent a short time with them in Chillicothe before they moved to Circleville, Ohio. Jim attended the Circleville schools and worked at a local department store while he was a student. Jim was very athletic, playing football, basketball, and track while in high school. Jim graduated from Circleville High School in 1942 and was a proud Circleville Tiger his whole life.
After graduating high school, Jessie, Robert, and Jim moved to Columbus, Ohio. Jim gained work, through his step-father, with the Railway Express Company as a Messenger, managing all sorts of goods on the train lines between Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Saint Louis. Jim kept this job until he was sent to recruit training for the US Navy.
During World War II, Jim spent his deployment working on an ammunition Depot in the Hawaiian Islands, reaching the rank of Gunner's Mate Second Class. He primarily spent his time loading and unloading the battleships and aircraft carriers and destroying dud ammunition. Jim initially wanted to go in to aviation but discovered it was not for him. Due to some oversight, his unit was not sent to Australia, as they thought, but was left on Oahu at the Lualualei base for their entire deployment.
After earning an Honorable Discharge from his service in the Navy during World War II, Jim returned to Circleville in 1946. It was at the local American Legion where he became reacquainted with Lena Webbe, who he knew from school in Circleville. After a short courtship, they were married in early 1947. Jim and Lee lived in Circleville until 1950 when they relocated to Columbus, Ohio.
After the move to Columbus, Jim joined the Columbus Division of Police as a patrolman in late 1950. Due to the political climate in Columbus at the time, Jim and another member of his recruit class, Sid Hoyt (809717), were promoted to be detectives in the police Vice Squad. After leaving Vice, Jim joined the Homicide Unit and spent a significant portion of his career as a homicide detective.
Jim shared lots of stories about his
time at the CPD, notably of his supervisor C.D. "Red"Lewis (88149023), Roy (87035251) and Wayne Morgan (64492625), Madeline Baker (83614680), Franklin County Coroner Robert A. Evans (88156504), Congressman Sam Devine (120107950). He never forgot the tragedy he responded to with Ofc. Tom Webb (88141999) or the unsolved case of Mary Margaret Andrews (40436673). Some of these stories were shared in a book by Wayne Morgan, "The Coppers: Personal Chronicles of the Columbus,Ohio Police Department, 1935-1960".
At different times Jim served on other units such as Intelligence, but took great pride in the fact that he led the effort to develop a specialized unit dealing with sex crimes. It was in this unit that he served the last 20 years of his career as a lead detective sergeant. Jim retired in early 1986. In retirement, he remained friends with many of his fellow officers, some of the closest were Jim Gloyd (189455227), Fred Robison (232499372).
In his retirement, Jim enjoyed time traveling with his wife to see one daughter and her family in Florida and spending time with his other daughter's family in Columbus. He became involved in the church he attended and loved to golf. Jim always had time for (and a great dedication to) his family. Jim's wife Lena passed away in 2006 after a struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was her primary care giver until 2005 when she entered a nursing home. He remained a dedicated husband, going to her side many times each day until she passed.
In the years after his wife's passing, Jim remained a vigorous and active man. In the last couple years of his life he resided in an assisted living residence in Westerville, Ohio. It was at that place he passed away at age 97. Even at an advanced age, Jim could still sharply recall stories of his childhood, war service, police career and his family. Jim enjoyed sharing those experiences with his friends, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and was not shy to give good advice when it was solicited.
After he passed, a letter he wrote to his Pastor was in part read at his funeral service. The letter concluded with the statement "I have had a very good life".
The Columbus Division of Police honored him after he passed in several social media posts and, with a final show of respect, provided an Honor Guard and numerous escorts from his funeral in Columbus to his resting place in Circleville, securing the route and conducting a rolling closure of highway ramps and rural intersections as his procession passed. His family felt this was an incredible and fitting show of respect for a dedicated officer, war veteran and beloved family man.
Obituary:
James Carr, 97, passed away on January 29, 2022.
He was born on June 2, 1924 in Niles, Ohio. After graduating from Circleville High School in 1942, James served in the
U.S. Navy during WWII.
After his military service he worked for Railway Express before joining the Columbus Police Department in November of 1950. He worked in Vice, Homicide, Intelligence and later organized CPD's first Sexual Abuse Squad. He guided this unit for 15 years until his retirement in January, 1986 with over 35 years of service.
Half his career was spent as an investigative detective and 20 years as a Det. Sgt. and
Squad Leader.
James was a life member of FOP lodge 9, American Legion Post 134, a member of Clinton Heights Lutheran and a long-time player at Timberview Golf Club.
Preceded in death by his mother, Jessie Carr; father, Robert Daily, and wife, Lena (Webbe) Carr.
He is survived by his two daughters, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. (Names omitted for privacy).
Jim spent the first 10 or so years of his life with his maternal grandparents Lee and Mollie (Castle) Carr. Lee and Mollie were tenant farmers in Southern Ohio and moved around a lot which led to a somewhat transient childhood for Jim, but one full of great memories even though he grew up during the Great Depression. Jim would often recount many stories of his grandparents, how hard they worked, the challenges they faced and what it was like living as a young country boy in Southern Ohio during some of the most difficult times our country faced.
In 1935, Jim's mother, Jessie, married Robert Daily of Chillicothe. After their marriage Jim moved in with them and spent a short time with them in Chillicothe before they moved to Circleville, Ohio. Jim attended the Circleville schools and worked at a local department store while he was a student. Jim was very athletic, playing football, basketball, and track while in high school. Jim graduated from Circleville High School in 1942 and was a proud Circleville Tiger his whole life.
After graduating high school, Jessie, Robert, and Jim moved to Columbus, Ohio. Jim gained work, through his step-father, with the Railway Express Company as a Messenger, managing all sorts of goods on the train lines between Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Saint Louis. Jim kept this job until he was sent to recruit training for the US Navy.
During World War II, Jim spent his deployment working on an ammunition Depot in the Hawaiian Islands, reaching the rank of Gunner's Mate Second Class. He primarily spent his time loading and unloading the battleships and aircraft carriers and destroying dud ammunition. Jim initially wanted to go in to aviation but discovered it was not for him. Due to some oversight, his unit was not sent to Australia, as they thought, but was left on Oahu at the Lualualei base for their entire deployment.
After earning an Honorable Discharge from his service in the Navy during World War II, Jim returned to Circleville in 1946. It was at the local American Legion where he became reacquainted with Lena Webbe, who he knew from school in Circleville. After a short courtship, they were married in early 1947. Jim and Lee lived in Circleville until 1950 when they relocated to Columbus, Ohio.
After the move to Columbus, Jim joined the Columbus Division of Police as a patrolman in late 1950. Due to the political climate in Columbus at the time, Jim and another member of his recruit class, Sid Hoyt (809717), were promoted to be detectives in the police Vice Squad. After leaving Vice, Jim joined the Homicide Unit and spent a significant portion of his career as a homicide detective.
Jim shared lots of stories about his
time at the CPD, notably of his supervisor C.D. "Red"Lewis (88149023), Roy (87035251) and Wayne Morgan (64492625), Madeline Baker (83614680), Franklin County Coroner Robert A. Evans (88156504), Congressman Sam Devine (120107950). He never forgot the tragedy he responded to with Ofc. Tom Webb (88141999) or the unsolved case of Mary Margaret Andrews (40436673). Some of these stories were shared in a book by Wayne Morgan, "The Coppers: Personal Chronicles of the Columbus,Ohio Police Department, 1935-1960".
At different times Jim served on other units such as Intelligence, but took great pride in the fact that he led the effort to develop a specialized unit dealing with sex crimes. It was in this unit that he served the last 20 years of his career as a lead detective sergeant. Jim retired in early 1986. In retirement, he remained friends with many of his fellow officers, some of the closest were Jim Gloyd (189455227), Fred Robison (232499372).
In his retirement, Jim enjoyed time traveling with his wife to see one daughter and her family in Florida and spending time with his other daughter's family in Columbus. He became involved in the church he attended and loved to golf. Jim always had time for (and a great dedication to) his family. Jim's wife Lena passed away in 2006 after a struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was her primary care giver until 2005 when she entered a nursing home. He remained a dedicated husband, going to her side many times each day until she passed.
In the years after his wife's passing, Jim remained a vigorous and active man. In the last couple years of his life he resided in an assisted living residence in Westerville, Ohio. It was at that place he passed away at age 97. Even at an advanced age, Jim could still sharply recall stories of his childhood, war service, police career and his family. Jim enjoyed sharing those experiences with his friends, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and was not shy to give good advice when it was solicited.
After he passed, a letter he wrote to his Pastor was in part read at his funeral service. The letter concluded with the statement "I have had a very good life".
The Columbus Division of Police honored him after he passed in several social media posts and, with a final show of respect, provided an Honor Guard and numerous escorts from his funeral in Columbus to his resting place in Circleville, securing the route and conducting a rolling closure of highway ramps and rural intersections as his procession passed. His family felt this was an incredible and fitting show of respect for a dedicated officer, war veteran and beloved family man.
Obituary:
James Carr, 97, passed away on January 29, 2022.
He was born on June 2, 1924 in Niles, Ohio. After graduating from Circleville High School in 1942, James served in the
U.S. Navy during WWII.
After his military service he worked for Railway Express before joining the Columbus Police Department in November of 1950. He worked in Vice, Homicide, Intelligence and later organized CPD's first Sexual Abuse Squad. He guided this unit for 15 years until his retirement in January, 1986 with over 35 years of service.
Half his career was spent as an investigative detective and 20 years as a Det. Sgt. and
Squad Leader.
James was a life member of FOP lodge 9, American Legion Post 134, a member of Clinton Heights Lutheran and a long-time player at Timberview Golf Club.
Preceded in death by his mother, Jessie Carr; father, Robert Daily, and wife, Lena (Webbe) Carr.
He is survived by his two daughters, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. (Names omitted for privacy).
