George Irvin Carr Obituary (1936 - 2017)

Born Jun 17, 1936, George Irvin Carr attended William Byrd High School in Vinton, VA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about George Irvin Carr.

Graduation Year	Class of 1954
Date of Birth	Jun 17, 1936
Date of Passing	Feb 21, 2017
About	George Irvin Carr, 80, of Vinton, Va., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at Berkshire Health and Rehab. He was born on June 17, 1936, and was predeceased by his parents, Carlos P. Carr and Lebron Carr Winks. A lifelong resident of Vinton, he lived most of his life on the same property he moved to as a young boy. George graduated from William Byrd High School in the Class of 1954 and attended Roanoke College. He was employed for years at Clover Creamery, Double Envelope and Rental Uniform. George loved to tend bar and worked weekends at Johnny's Tavern and Polumbo's Restaurant in the early 1980s. Also on the weekends he worked for the Holiday Inn-Airport and operated a small lawn mowing business in the Vinton area. In the late 1980s he worked as an independent sub-contractor for Siemens Medical alongside his son-in-law, Mark. In his spare time, he like to garden and "fish for trout" on the Roanoke River near Elliston. George is survived by his daughters, Melanie Carr Steinle and son-in-law, Mark, of Murrells Inlet, S.C., and Jill Carr of Vinton; and his brother, David Carr of Vinton. His family would like to thank Berkshire Health and Rehab for the excellent care he received while a resident there. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Friday, March 3, 2017, at Oakey's Vinton Chapel. A Private Inurnment will be held at Mountain View Cemetery in Vinton. Online condolences may be made at www.oakeys.com.