WILLIAM WADE CARR
July 2, 1937-June 3, 2016
William Wade Carr, 78, Goldsboro, died Friday, June 3, 2016, at the University of North Carolina Hospital.
A service celebrating the life of Bill will be held Monday, June 6, 2016, at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home, with the Rev. Vernon Braswell and Chaplain Dr. Bill Boyd officiating.
The family will greet friends immediately following the service at Seymour Funeral Home.
Interment with military honors will be held in Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Goldsboro.
Bill was born in Dothan, Ala., July 2, 1937, to the late Frank and Lucille Riley Carr.
He lived his dream proudly serving as a provost marshal with the United States Marine Corps. He retired in 1975 with the rank of first lieutenant.
Bill will always be remembered for his incredible intelligence, his wonderful sense of humor and his patriotism. He protected his country and her allies on two tours during Vietnam, as well as in other worldwide locations.
Bill’s valor and skill were recognized with numerous decorations, including a National Defense Service Medal, a Vietnam Service Medal with one star, a Presidential Unit Citation, a Combat Action Ribbon and a Purple Heart.
Bill lived a life of dedication to his family and friends and to his community. He served his community many ways as past president of the Wayne County Veterans and Patriots Coalition. He was also a charter member, and served as commander, of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 657.
Bill was instrumental in the founding, and was a charter member, of the North Carolina Marine Corps League Detachment 1350, and served as chaplain emeritus of the North Carolina Department of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
He was a member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 2615, where he had served as its chaplain. Bill was always reaching out to help the veterans across North Carolina, and for that service, the governor awarded Bill Carr North Carolina’s highest award for service to our state, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine.
Bill is survived by his children, Debbie Andraka-Rowley and husband, Stephen, of Hampton, Va., Theresa Carr Finn of Goldsboro and William Wade Carr Jr. and wife, Carla, of Orlando, Fla.; grandchildren, Lauren Ashley Andraka, William Wade Carr III, Michael Carmen Boulia and Erin Harrington and husband, Jon; great-grandchildren, Corbin Boulia, Lily and Bella Harrington; and his beloved friend and cat, Amber.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be given to Wayne County Veterans and Patriots Coalition or the Goldsboro Wayne Purple Heart Foundation, 2973 U.S. 117 South, Dudley, N.C., 28333, or the Military Order of the Purple Heart, P.O. Box 1111, Goldsboro, N.C., 27533.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.
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Published in Obituaries on June 5, 2016 11:16 AM