Joseph Chastain "J.C." Carr Jr.

CARR, Joseph "J.C." Chastain Jr., 76, of Mechanicsville, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2009. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 39 years, Patricia Gray Carr; son, Jeffrey Todd Carr and wife, Denise; daughter, Kimberly Carr Fitzgerald and husband, Jeff; four beautiful granddaughters, Emily and Maegan Carr and Audrey and Elizabeth Fitzgerald; two brothers, Gene G. Carr and wife, Carolyn, of Waverly and James T. Carr and wife, Mabel, of Richmond; many nieces and nephews; and a dear friend, Doris Leake. Born on August 23, 1932, he was the son of the late Joseph Chastain Carr Sr. and Ruth Bain Carr. J.C. had a passion for baseball and spent many years as a coach for teams through Falling Creek Athletic Association, Meadowbrook High School, and American Legion Post 137. He retired from the Virginia Department of Transportation in the Right of Way Division in 1988 and So-Deep, Inc. as an engineering consultant in 2001. He served in the United States Coast Guard during the Korean War from 1953 to 1955. Funeral services will be held at Beulah United Methodist Church on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 11 a.m., with Rev. Joe Carson officiating. Interment will follow in the Waverly Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Bennett Funeral Home, Mechanicsville, on Monday, August 24, 2009 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Medi Home Health and Hospice, 8100 Three Chopt Road, Suite 226, Richmond, Va. 23229-4833.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.