Julia Carr

Mrs. Julia Toms Carr, a resident of 73 Beverly Dr. died early Saturday, morning May 9, 2009 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center on her 82nd birthday. Born in Philadelphia, PA. daughter of the late Edgar Shelton and Julia Carver Toms. Mrs. Carr lived nearly her entire life in Durham. She attended the Durham public schools, then later attended and graduated from the Bryn-Mawr School in Pennsylvania. She attended Duke University, and was and was a member of Alpha, Delta Pi Sorority. She was a life time member of the Iron Dukes. She served the Durham community in many capacities, including participation in the Watts Hospital Auxillary, the Durham Needlework Guild, YWCA, United Fund Drive, Durham Debutante Ball, where she served as provisional chairman, and choregraphed the annual ball for fifteen years, Allied Arts, Community Planning Council, and Women’s College scholarship committees at Duke University. She had served on the boards of the Needlework Guild, United Fund and Red Cross and on the steering committee of the Community Planning Council. In Junior League, Mrs. Carr was treasurer and President, chairman of placement, ways and means and fund raising committees She headed the 1962 Cerebral Palsy Football Classic and had served on nominating, admissions, hospitality, finance, by-laws, advisory planning, public relations and children’s theater committees. She was a member of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church. Mrs. Carr is survived by her husband of 62 years, Robert (Judge) Winston Carr; three sons, Robert (Judge) Winston Carr, Jr. and wife, Marjorie (Muff), of Raleigh, Edgar Toms Carr and wife, Marabeth of Durham, and Lee Carver Carr and wife, Debbie of Durham; one daughter, Julia Toms Day, and husband, Dr. Eugene (Dave) of Oxford; two brothers, Edgar Shelton Toms and wife, Edith and Clinton White Toms and wife, Helen both of Durham; and five grandchildren, Carver Carr Wilson, Julia Toms Day, Cameron Lee Carr, Susan Buchanan Day, and Edgar Toms Carr, Jr. Preceding Mrs. Carr in death is a brother, George Newby Toms. Graveside funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 a.m. in Old Maplewood Cemetery, Rev. Tom Midyette and Rev. Jonah Kendall officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a favorite charity. Howerton & Bryan Funeral Home is asssting the Carr family.