Robert Neil "Big Bob or Big Guy" Carr
Marriages
Aetna Goodner-Carr
Betty Jo
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7 B Obituary - January 7, 2015
Robert Carr
September 24, 1931 - December 30, 2014
Robert "Bob" Neil Carr
passed away peacefully at
home on December 30, 2014,
in Gunnison, Colorado.
Bob was born on September
24, 1931, in Hotchkiss, Colorado
to Rita and Ernest Carr. He
received a bachelor’s degree
from Western State College in
Gunnison and had a long-time
profession there as a general
contractor specializing in concrete. He also owned and operated
a number of residential and commercial rental properties.
Known to many as "Big Bob" or "Big Guy", Bob was a visionary
and generous community leader, active in a variety of organizations;
Elks, Masons, Eastern Star and local government. He
was an avid outdoor sportsman. He loved to hunt and fish, and
especially enjoyed expeditions to Alaska to pan for gold, hunt
bear and fish for salmon and halibut. In his later years, he enjoyed
many successful trips to the Colorado mountain casinos.
Bob is survived by his wife of 15 years, Aetna Goodner-Carr;
sister, Eleanor Jane (Jim) Conner of Delta, Colorado; daughters,
Cindy (Dick) Viehman of Gunnison; Jo Ellen (Dennis) Davidson
of Lone Tree; Sheri (Mike) LaCosse of Norwood, and Kathy
Carr (Gale Pickett) of Gunnison; as well as step-children,
Lee Ann (John) Mears, Melinda (Daryl) Davis, Tom Holler, and
Lisa (Dave) Dennis all of Gunnison. All together Bob’s family
legacy spans five generations. He was preceded in death by his
first wife of 43 years, Betty Jo; his parents; his brother, Don and
sister, Beth Ebberts.
A memorial service is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on January 10,
2015, at the Community Church of Gunnison, 107 N. Iowa St.
with a reception following.
In lieu of flowers, and for memorial gifts, the family requests
donations be sent to the Gunnison Valley Health Hospice at 120
N. Boulevard, Gunnison, CO 81230 or to Western State Colorado
University Foundation, P.O. Box 1264, Gunnison, CO 81230
for athletic scholarships.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5 B Obituary - January 6, 2015
Robert Carr
September 24, 1931 - December 30, 2014
Robert "Bob" Neil Carr passed away peacefully at home on December 30, 2014, in Gunnison, Colorado.
Bob was born on September 24, 1931, in Hotchkiss, Colorado to Rita and Ernest Carr. He received a bachelor’s degree from Western State College in Gunnison and had a long-time profession there as a general contractor specializing in concrete. He also owned and operated a number of residential and commercial rental properties.
Known to many as "Big Bob" or "Big Guy", Bob was a visionary and generous community leader, active in a variety of organizations; Elks, Masons, Eastern Star and local government. He was an avid outdoor sportsman. He loved to hunt and fish, and especially enjoyed expeditions to Alaska to pan for gold, hunt bear and fish for salmon and halibut. In his later years, he enjoyed many successful trips to the Colorado mountain casinos.
Bob is survived by his wife of 15 years, Aetna Goodner-Carr;
sister, Eleanor Jane (Jim) Conner of Delta, Colorado; daughters, Cindy (Dick) Viehman of Gunnison; Jo Ellen (Dennis) Davidson of Lone Tree; Sheri (Mike) LaCosse of Norwood, and Kathy Carr (Gale Pickett) of Gunnison; as well as step-children, Lee Ann (John) Mears, Melinda (Daryl) Davis, Tom Holler, and Lisa (Dave) Dennis all of Gunnison. All together Bob’s family legacy spans five generations. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 43 years, Betty Jo; his parents; his brother, Don and sister, Beth Ebberts.
A memorial service is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on January 10,
2015, at the Community Church of Gunnison, 107 N. Iowa St.
with a reception following.
In lieu of flowers, and for memorial gifts, the family requests
donations be sent to the Gunnison Valley Health Hospice at 120 N. Boulevard, Gunnison, CO 81230 or to Western State Colorado University Foundation, P.O. Box 1264, Gunnison, CO 81230
for athletic scholarships.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D In Memoriam - June 7, 2015
Robert Neil "Bob"
Carr
September 24, 1931 - December 30, 2014
Graveside services will be
Saturday, June 13, 2015, at
9:00 a.m., in the Gunnison
Cemetery followed by a
gathering of friends and
family at home.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7B In Memorium - June 10, 2015
Robert Neil "Bob"
Carr
September 24, 1931 - December 30, 2014
Graveside services will be
Saturday, June 13, 2015, at
9:00 a.m., in the Gunnison
Cemetery followed by a
gathering of friends and
family at home.
