Dorothy Therese "Dot" Carr

1920 - 2003  (83 years)

• Name	Dorothy Therese Carr
  Nickname	Dot
  Born	15 May 1920	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  Gender	Female
  Died	20 Aug 2003	Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, United States
  Buried	Oct 2003	Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States
  Siblings	2 siblings
  + 1. Dorothy Therese "Dot" Carr ,   b. 15 May 1920, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 20 Aug 2003, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, United States  (Age 83 years)   2. Frances A. Carr ,   b. 19 Jul 1922, Delaware, United States ,   d. 2 Jan 2005, San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States  (Age 82 years) + 3. Walter James Carr, Jr. ,   b. 19 Dec 1923, Delaware, United States ,   d. 14 Nov 1968, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 44 years)
  Person ID	I2176	Simon and Related Families | Descendants of Simon Carr (1812-1888)
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Walter James Carr,   b. 17 Sep 1894, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States ,   d. Dec 1973, New Castle County, Delaware, United States  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Frances H. Lockett,   b. 23 Jul 1894, Virginia, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	3 Aug 1918	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  Documents		Carr, Walter | Lockett, Frances - Marriage Affidavit 1918 Marriage Affidavit filed in connection with Philadelphia Marriage License No. 388887 (1918).
  		Carr, Walter | Lockett, Frances - Marriage Return 1918 Marriage Return filed in connection with Philadelphia Marriage License No. 388887 (1918).
  Family ID	F690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Patrick "Jack" Dougherty,   b. 20 Jan 1920, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States ,   d. 27 Jan 1982, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States  (Age 62 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1941	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2016
  Family ID	F694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 27 Nov 1941 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States Died - 20 Aug 2003 - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, United States Buried - Oct 2003 - Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  BIRTH: Identified as the daughter of Walter Carr in genealogical information compiled by Catherine Dolan Simon from correspondence with Irish relatives. Full date of 15 May 1920 from personal communication with Greta Carr Siemens, a niece, confirmed by her daughter, Christine Dougherty DeVries. Full date also from Social Security Death Index entry for Dorothy C. Dougherty. SSN: 221-10-6647, issued in Delaware. Year of birth would be 1920-1921, according to age (9 years) in 1930 U.S. Census for Delaware, New Castle County, E.D. 2-29, Sheet 24B, Line 68. State of birth given as Pennsylvania. Enumerated as Dorothy Carr, with parents Walter J. and Frances L. Carr. DEATH: Full date of 20 August 2003 from personal communication with a niece and daughter. Full date also from Social Security Death Index. Place of last residence given as New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware. BURIAL: Buried in Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware. Location given as Maus.-QA Area-B CRP TR-5LS CR-3 on findagrave.com. OBITUARY: The following obituary was published in the Wilmington News-Journal, 10 October 2003, and was downloaded from www.legacy.com. "Dorothy Carr Dougherty "Dorothy Carr Dougherty Age 83, formerly of Wilmington, DE, died suddenly of a stroke August 20, 2003 in Santa Barbara, CA. She had relocated to Carpinteria, CA in 1998. Dot was born May 15, 1920 to Walter J. Carr and Frances Lockett Carr in Philadelphia, PA. She was a graduate of Wilmington High School and Goldey Beacom College. Her career included executive secretary at Hercules Incorporated, administrative assistant to the principal at Ursuline Academy, manager of job placement at the Wilmington Senior Center and mother. Her various volunteer activities included executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Girl Scout Council and docent for the Winterthur, Hagley and Rockwood museums. Dot was predeceased by her husband, Jack P. Dougherty, who died in 1982; her granddaughter, Jennifer Kane, who died in 1986; and brother, Walter J. Carr, Jr., who died in 1968. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and James R. McBride of San Diego, CA, Jacqueline and Wistar Kane of Chadds Ford, PA, Christine and Robert DeVries of Carpinteria, CA; her sister, Frances A. Carr of San Diego, CA; 5 grandchildren; and 1 great grandson. A funeral mass was held August 25, 2003 in Montecito, CA, Entombment is private in Wilmington, DE. In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 120 Wall St., New York City, NY 10005; or to the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Inc., PO Box 613, Annapolis, MD 21404. WELCH-RYCE-HAIDER FUNERAL CHAPELS Santa Barbara, CA"