Carroll "Wig" Knarr

Date of Death: Sunday, November 21, 2004 at 9:05 a.m.
Place of Death: Hospice Center of South Central Indiana at Columbus
Date of Birth: January 29, 1917
Place of Birth: Westport, Indiana
Date of Funeral: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at 10:00 a.m.
Place: Bass & Gasper Funeral Home
Visitation: Tuesday from 3:00 until 8:00 p.m.
Officiating: Rev. Steve Malone and Rev. Colleen Lucas
Final Resting Place: Mt. Aerie Cemetery at Letts

Parents: George and Jessie (House) Knarr

History:

Residential: He was a lifelong resident of Decatur County.

Education: He graduated from Letts High School in 1935.

Military Service: He had served with the US Army Air Corps during WW II with
                               37 months of overseas duty.

Occupation: He was a retired farmer.

                      He had served as a County Commissioner from 1969 until 1976.

                      He had served as President of Indiana Association of Counties.

                      Appointed by Gov. Otis Bowen to HERPIC Board of Purdue University.
                       (HERPIC – Highway Extension & Research Project for Indiana Counties)

Memberships: 1^st Baptist Church of Greensburg

                           Greensburg Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Post

Married to: Ruth Bare
        Place: Laurel, Indiana
         Date: September 5, 1948
  

SURVIVORS:

Wife - Ruth Knarr - Greensburg, Indiana

1 Son - Danny Knarr (Wife – Linda) - Westport, Indiana

3 Daughters - Janice Kroger - Columbus, Indiana

                          Nancy Steed (Husband – Terry) - Westport, Indiana

                          Kay Nobbe (Husband – Rick) - Greensburg, Indiana

8 Grandchildren

7 Great Grandchildren

Preceded in death by: Parents

                                         4 Brothers – Donnel Knarr
                                                               Burney Knarr
                                                               Ervin Knarr
                                                               Willis Knarr

                                         1 Sister – Margery Knarr

Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson Research, Hospice Center
of South Central Indiana or the Westport Volunteer Fire Department
through the Bass & Gasper Funeral Home. 

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