The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-12

DIED-At his home ON East
Main street, Monday morning,
June 8. Joseph Lee Carr, aged
IS years and 8 months.


want" the beautiful scriptural quotation
could be no more truthfully nor appro-
priately applied in the death of Joseph
Lee Carr, which occurred at his residence
on East Main street, Clarlxsburg, ut sos
o'clock Monday morning. his death was
caused by old age and the infirmities at
tendant thereto. He was So years and
Q months of age.
A pioneer resident of Clarksburg, an
honest, upright, truthful, moral and in
dustrious man, model citizen, q kind
father, an indnlgent husband, n leader
Of his profession and one of the leading
citizens of the community was Mr.. Carr.
Although not engaged in business or ac-
lively practicing his profession at the
time of his death, either of which he
could not on account of his advanced
age, his influence towards the moral ele-
walton of his fellowmen, and his work
and duties in business, social and COM
mercinl circles, has been felt by the lead
ing Inhabitants of this city for more
than half century. His death will RE-
call to many the prominent position in
the esteem and estimation of the COM
mnnity III which he was held during his
earlier and Inter life.
Joseph Lee Carr was born in Fred
erick county. Virginia, in the town of
Winchester, in the year 1918. His early
life was spent there. When he became
of age and finished his schooling, he
took up the study of medicine He then
took mp an advanced collegiate course
of study in one of the ieaiRng schools
of that time, and finally vas given the
degree emitting him TO practice his
chosen profession.
In the year 1888 Dr. Carr left his
Virginia home and moved farther north
in the same state. He lussated in Prunty-
town to practice his profession There
by his assiluous and diligent attention
to mis- profession he soon acquired a
large and extensive practice.
At Pruntytown he was united in mar
riage to Miss EmaEne Smith, daughter
of Abraham Smith, leading citizen of
that place. His wife survives him. She
has one sister living, Mrs. W. II. Free
man, of this city, who is the only sur
viving member OF the Smith family.
Mira. Burton DespaTd, deceased. was also
sister.
To this union were born seven chill
dren. They are. Homer S. Carr. now
Of Aioorcfcld. ". Va; AIRS. Gcrtrnde
Mason of Beltsv7lle. Maryland; Mrs
Blanche Carter, Of Texas; Marshall A.
Carr. of Clarksbnrg: Joseph L. Carr.
.Ir.. of California; DIR. A. Smith Carr.
of Clnrksburg, ana Charles Ernest Carr
also of Clarksburg.
In ls4S Dr. Carr moved his family 10
this city from Pr,mtytown. He took mp
his residence here and has since resided
IN this city. Three or four years later
he engaged in tile drug business. open
ing up drug sore on Central Min
street. He continued in the bushes. FOR
over forty years. His boys assisted in
the management of the store. and lire
doctor engaged actively in his prufes-
sion. His ability .ss a physician and SIR
geon was recognized by all and he soon
gained the popular distinction of being
one of the ieadng nnen in his profession
in this part OF the state. In all he con-
tinued actively in the practice for sixty
three years.
Besides his wife and the children, Mr.
Carr is survived by ak grand children.
His sons and dausffter grew to manhood
and womanhood and married. Four
grandchildren are the children Of Mr..
and Mrs. Mason, Of Beltsville, Maryland,
one the child of Mrs. Blanche Carter,
of Texas. and one the child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Earnest Carr, of this city.
Mr.. Carr was an active and earnest
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church. South. BE was firm and
staunch believer in che word of God.
Ills work in that church was continuous.
ana fruitful.