The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-12-22
WILLIAM HARRIS CARR.
One of Kingstree's Beloved Citizens,
Passes Away.

Passes Away.
William Harris Carr died at hi!
home here Friday morning and wa:
laid to rest in the williamsburg
cemetery at a o'clock Saturday after
noon following funeral services at the
PRESBYTERIAN church, conducted by hi:
pastor, the Rev. John w. Davis.
The announcement of the death Of
Mr.. Carr did not come as a shock t.
his friends, although it cast a pail OF
gloom over the comr unity. He was
one of the towns most public spirit
ed and respected citizens. He hac
been, for a long time, a familiar fig
ure in the social and commercial life
of Kingstree He came here 1S years
ago from Wilmington, N. c., where
he was born Decembe 8, 1861. Here
he organized the Kingstree Hardware
company and later the Kngstree
Building & Loan association. At the
time of his death he was president
of the Kingstree Hardware company
and secretary and treasurer of the
building and loan association. He
was a member of the board of public
works commissioners, and vice-pres-
ident of the South Carolina Building
and Loan association.
Mr.. Carr went on the road as a
travelling salesman for a wholesale
hardware house wher he was only 16
years of age. This vocation he fol-
lowed for 25 years prior to coming to
Kingstree, and there are few hard
ware men in the South more widely
and favorably known.
In 1906 he married Miss Emma
Kinder, only daughter of the late Mr.
Harvey Kinder of this place, who
survives him. His domestic life was
that of a Christian gentleman. He
was of kinG!y, sympathetic disposi-
ton and he was always ready to be
of service and assistance to one in
distress.
n business he was full of energy
and loved to aid in the promotion OF
any enterprise that would tend to the
uplift or material progress of his
adopted home.
For the past year he has been in de-
clining health. HIS heart then began
to cause trouble and everything that
medical skill could do for him was
done. He had an unusually strong
vitality and frequently rallied from
severe spells and would again &c
about his business. Several months
ago his case became more serious and
he went to Charleston where he was
examined by specialist. He came
home and later went 10 Myrtle Beach
but he gradually grew worse and be-
lieving that he could be as we'll and
comfortable here, he returned home
ir September, since which time he hac
been confined to his room and grad
ually became weaker until the enc
came about 6:35 Friday morning.
Mr.. Carr was a member Of the Ma
sonic lodge, an officer in the Will
liamsburg Presbyterian church ano
took an active interest in religious
work. His funeral was one of the
largest ever seen in the town, and the
floral offerings were numerous ano
beautiful in design.
The active pail bearers were Mes
srs Leroy Lee, R. D. Mills, NJ. H
Jacobs, E. E. King, F. w. Fairey, E
C. Burgess, A. C. Kinds, l.. R. Nc
Intosh. The honorary pail bearers
were composed of the officers of the
Presbyterian church with the ex'
ception of DR.. D. C. Scott, as follows
Messrs J. N. Hammett, L. c. Dove
W. T. Wilkins, H. E. Montgomery
Sam McClary, M. F. Heller, w. R
Scott.
Those from out Of town attending
Mr.. Carr's funeral were: Mr.. c. E
Carr of Philadelphia, brother of de-
ceased; Capt. w. H. Northrop, un'
Gle, and Miss Sue Northrop, Myrtle
Beach, N. c.; Mr.. ]. M. Robinson
Florence; NJ. NJ. McCcrd, Georgetown;
J. B. Alsbrook, and Bill Fair OF
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