CROSBYTON (Special) - Roy W. Karr, 58, former Crosby County Commissioner and tax assessor-collector, died Monday night in Fort Worth after suffering a heart attack, it was learned here Tuesday.
The holder of the Silver Star medal for gallantry in action, Karr lost a leg in combat in Germany during World War II.
Karr, a Crosbyton resident from 1915 to 1957, was tax assessor-collector for two terms starting in 1947. He was county commissioner for four years. He also was a chief deputy in the tax office for a time.
He was born at Medicine Mound and was a graduate of Crosbyton High School.
Survivors include his wife, Polly, of Fort Worth; a son, Roy Karr Jr. of Fort Worth; a daughter, Mrs. Yvonne Wake of North Hollywood, Calif.; his mother, Mrs. Alice Higginbotham of Crosbyton; a sister, Mrs. Rowena Blagg of 1077 14th St. in Lubbock, and two brothers, Jim and Ted Karr, both of Crosbyton.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, with burial in Crosbyton Cemetery under direction of King Funeral Home.
©Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Wednesday, March 5, 1969
The holder of the Silver Star medal for gallantry in action, Karr lost a leg in combat in Germany during World War II.
Karr, a Crosbyton resident from 1915 to 1957, was tax assessor-collector for two terms starting in 1947. He was county commissioner for four years. He also was a chief deputy in the tax office for a time.
He was born at Medicine Mound and was a graduate of Crosbyton High School.
Survivors include his wife, Polly, of Fort Worth; a son, Roy Karr Jr. of Fort Worth; a daughter, Mrs. Yvonne Wake of North Hollywood, Calif.; his mother, Mrs. Alice Higginbotham of Crosbyton; a sister, Mrs. Rowena Blagg of 1077 14th St. in Lubbock, and two brothers, Jim and Ted Karr, both of Crosbyton.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, with burial in Crosbyton Cemetery under direction of King Funeral Home.
©Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Wednesday, March 5, 1969
CROSBYTON (Special) - Roy W. Karr, 58, former Crosby County Commissioner and tax assessor-collector, died Monday night in Fort Worth after suffering a heart attack, it was learned here Tuesday.
The holder of the Silver Star medal for gallantry in action, Karr lost a leg in combat in Germany during World War II.
Karr, a Crosbyton resident from 1915 to 1957, was tax assessor-collector for two terms starting in 1947. He was county commissioner for four years. He also was a chief deputy in the tax office for a time.
He was born at Medicine Mound and was a graduate of Crosbyton High School.
Survivors include his wife, Polly, of Fort Worth; a son, Roy Karr Jr. of Fort Worth; a daughter, Mrs. Yvonne Wake of North Hollywood, Calif.; his mother, Mrs. Alice Higginbotham of Crosbyton; a sister, Mrs. Rowena Blagg of 1077 14th St. in Lubbock, and two brothers, Jim and Ted Karr, both of Crosbyton.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, with burial in Crosbyton Cemetery under direction of King Funeral Home.
©Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Wednesday, March 5, 1969
The holder of the Silver Star medal for gallantry in action, Karr lost a leg in combat in Germany during World War II.
Karr, a Crosbyton resident from 1915 to 1957, was tax assessor-collector for two terms starting in 1947. He was county commissioner for four years. He also was a chief deputy in the tax office for a time.
He was born at Medicine Mound and was a graduate of Crosbyton High School.
Survivors include his wife, Polly, of Fort Worth; a son, Roy Karr Jr. of Fort Worth; a daughter, Mrs. Yvonne Wake of North Hollywood, Calif.; his mother, Mrs. Alice Higginbotham of Crosbyton; a sister, Mrs. Rowena Blagg of 1077 14th St. in Lubbock, and two brothers, Jim and Ted Karr, both of Crosbyton.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, with burial in Crosbyton Cemetery under direction of King Funeral Home.
©Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Wednesday, March 5, 1969
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