James A. Carr

Bladen resident James A. Carr, 79, departed this life Saturday, August 9, 2008 at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska.

Memorial services were held in Jim's honor for family and friends in Bladen, Nebraska on Wednesday, August 13th at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Bladen with Pastor Matt Sass from the Hastings Evangelical Free Church conducting the service.

Memorials in Jim's memory may be given to the American Heart Association or Bladen Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad.

Jim was born on September 18, 1928 in Memphis, Tennessee to Peter and Della Gertrude (Harrelson) Carr. He graduated from Messick High School in Memphis in 1946. He received his Bachelors' Degree in accounting from Memphis State College. Later he received his Masters' degree in computer sciences from
DePaul University in Chicago.

After serving 21 years in the Navy, Jim retired as a Lieutenant, serving in many places as far apart as Saudi Arabia and Hawaii. He was a member of the
American Legion both in Tennessee and Blue Hill Post 176 serving many times on the honor guard.

Jim and Delma Leetsch were married on September 9, 1961 at the Broadway Methodist Church in Chicago. They lived in the Chicago area until 1974 when
they moved to Bath Springs, Tennessee until Jim's retirement in 1989, when they moved to Bladen where they still reside.

Jim spent his business career working for various companies in their computer information service departments. Because of health concerns he
changed his career in 1974 and became an elementary school teacher at Scotts Hill, Tennessee.

He was loved and will be greatly missed by his wife, Delma, of 46 years and his family and friends. He enjoyed meeting with the senior citizens for
lunch and conversation.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his Aunt Elsie and her husband Fred Carr.

Williams Funeral Home
241 West 4th Avenue
Red Cloud, Nebraska 68970

402-746-2500