Elsie Carr

Elsie Orfield Carr ABINGDON, Va. Mrs. Elsie Orfield Carr, age 95, a lifelong resident of Washington County, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, at Grace Healthcare Center. She was born on Dec. 26, 1914, in Washington County, a daughter of the late James Thomas Orfield Sr. and Betty South Orfield. Mrs. Carr was a longtime member of the Trigg Street Church of God in Abingdon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Robert L. Carr; one brother, James Thomas Orfield; and one sister, Mary Hyler. Survivors include two sons, James Robert "JR" Carr and wife, Yvonne of Abingdon and Roy Eugene Carr and wife, Birdie of Winston-Salem, N.C.; two daughters, Martha "Tippy" Thomas and husband, Dewey of Kingsport, Tenn., and Mildred Inscore and husband, Bobby of Abingdon, whom Mrs. Carr had made her home with for the last eight years; 11 grandchildren; 17 great- grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; special friends, the family of the late Hazel Reed, Hazel Inman and her family and Nora Lee Gosa. The family wishes to express a special thanks to the staffs of Grace Healthcare Center and of Hospice of Southwest Virginia for the loving care that was shown to Mrs. Carr and her family. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, from the Knollkreg Memorial Park in Abingdon with Pastor Wayne Chant officiating. Family and friends are asked to assemble at the cemetery by 1:45 p.m. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Ellison Conrad, Dr. Bruce Higinbothom, Ted Sanders, Jack Whittaker and her grandsons, Bobby Carr, Gary Harvel, Ernie Thomas and Mike Carr. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday evening at the Frost Funeral Home Chapel. Friends may also visit anytime at the home of Mildred and Bobby Inscore, 517 Humes St., in Abingdon. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Trigg Street Church of God, New Sanctuary Building Fund, 333 Trigg St., Abingdon, VA 24210, in her memory. A book of memories for Mrs. Carr is available at www.frostfuneralhome.com Frost Funeral Home of Abingdon is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Elsie Orfield Carr.