Mary Elizabeth Carr, 81

Mary Elizabeth Carr, 81, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, at home in Clark Fork, Idaho.

A celebration of her life and service will be scheduled at a later date.

Mary was born on Oct. 21, 1936, on Dorne Ridge, in New Brunswick, Canada, to Byron and Mabel Boone. She grew up and attended schools in Dorne Ridge. After graduating, she spent time working for the Sword of the Lord Publishers in Wheaton, Illinois; attended New Brunswick Bible Institute, and worked as a secretary for the Canadian Embassy in Czechoslovakia.

Upon returning, Mary was miraculously reunited with the man she had met 10 years prior; marrying Pastor Milton Carr on June 8, 1964 in Nashwaaksis, New Brunswick. For 54 years, they served in the pastorate, 48 of those years, as missionaries with Northwest Baptist Missions, establishing churches in small communities in the western United States.

Mary is a member of the Clark Fork Baptist Church, pastored by her son, John. The joy of her life was her husband, her children, and serving as a missionary wife: playing the piano, teaching Sunday school, entertaining folks, and whatever else the Lord asked of her.

She is survived by her husband, Milton Carr of Clark Fork; four children, Joy Anderson of Ulysses, Kansas, Linda (Rick) Crawford of Colorado City, Arizona, Pastor John (Patti) Carr of Clark Fork, Idaho, and David (Trace’e) Carr of Knob Noster, Missouri. She also had 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; as well as one surviving brother, Elwood Boone, of Canada.

She was preceded in death by her parents and five siblings.

Lakeview Funeral Home in Sandpoint is handling the arrangements. Please visit Mary’s online memorial at lakeviewfuneral.com and sign her guest book.