Obituaries

Rosie Lee Carr, 84, passed away on August 9, 2024. Funeral will be 12 noon on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at St. Stephen Baptist Church, 1018 S. 15th Street. Visitation will be 5-8 pm on Friday, also at the church. Interment will be in Green Meadows Cemetery.

Rosie was a devoted mother to a loving and blended family of 16 children. She was preceded in death by her husband, William David “Sarge” Carr, Sr.; her siblings, Velma Johnson, Wilma Welch, Ronnie Welch, Wallace Jones, and Percy Jones; her son, James “Bucky” Welch; her stepdaughters, Rosalind Carr, Yvonne Carr, and Cynthia (Cindy) Carr; and her stepsons, William David Carr, Jr., Gary Carr, Mark Carr, Charles Carr, and Michael Carr.

Rosie’s memory will forever be cherished by her children: Hiram Welch (Velvet), Angelian Welch, Anthony Carr, Adrianne Carr, Latonya Carr, Derrick Carr, and Terrence Carr.   She is also survived by her sisters; Sadie M. Sistrunk, Sarah Welch, and brothers; Jimmie Welch Jr. (Charlene), Maurice Welch (Johnetta), Dwayne Welch (Marjorie), and Charles Welch.

Her legacy continues through her grandchildren, TaQueisha Girton, DeShawn Crayton (Schnelle), Christie Welch, and William “Gabe” Carr. Her great-grandchildren, Brooke Osborne, Coby Girton, Nia Crayton, and Price Crayton. Her loving goddaughters Tawana Hughes and Tracey Washburn along with a host of nephews, nieces, relatives, and friends, will also carry forward her memory.