Natalie Ruth Carr

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Natalie Carr Matthews August 16, 1928 ? September 27, 2020 Natalie Carr Matthews, 92, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020. She is survived by her daughter, Sue Harrell, and husband, Thomas, of Middlesex; sons, Thomas Matthews, IV, and wife, Susan, of Cleveland, Tennessee and Mark Matthews and wife, Linda of Wilson; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas ?TC? Matthews III; her parents, Albert and Natalie Ayerst Carr and her grandson, Jerimiah Carr Harrell. She graduated from College of William and Mary with a degree in sociology and started her career in social work in Petersburg, Virginia. Natalie accumulated forty-eight years of service as a social worker, the last thirty-six of which were in Wilson County. Natalie loved to play her piano and sing harmony in the choir at Westview Christian Church. Her yard was full of flowers, and she loved to watch the birds from her porch, especially hummingbirds. She was a gracious hostess who shared her cooking skills with family and friends. Natalie loved to travel to the beach, the mountains and beyond. She enjoyed playing cards, going to Shrine events, and lunching with the Wilson Woman?s Club. Due to COVID restrictions, there will be no family visitation and the funeral will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family would encourage contributions to the Hope Station/Westview House, PO Box 2164, Wilson, North Carolina 27894.

Natalie married Thomas Cowgill Matthews on 29 Nov 1950 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Thomas was born on 18 Nov 1928 in Kenbridge, Virginia, USA; died on 27 May 1991 in Wilson, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Albert married Natalie Ruth Virginia Ayerst on 17 Oct 1927 in Elkton, Maryland, USA. Natalie (daughter of Douglas James Ward Ayerst and Mary Ann Hetta Reed) was born on 22 Jul 1902 in Big Island, Virginia, USA; died on 20 May 2005 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA; was buried in Good Shepherd Cemetery, McKenney, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Natalie Ayerst Carr, 102, of Virginia Beach, died May 20, 2005 at Windemere Nursing Home. Mrs. Carr was raised in Elkton, Md. and was a graduate of the University of Delaware. She retired from a career in social services in Petersburg, Va. and became an avid golfer in her beloved town of McKenney, Va. She is survived by her daughter, Natalie Carr Matthews of Wilson, N.C.; her son, Dr. Albert Carr and wife, Nancy of Augusta, Ga.; 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Carr was predeceased by her husband, Albert Carr; her son, Douglas Carr; and her daughter, Marietta Carr Glascock. She divided her living time between her three children until the year 2000 when she moved to Windemere. She was loved and cared for there by her dear companion, Ruth Disney and assistant, Ernestine Bell. We are forever indebted to you both. With fondness and admiration, we will treasure her memories and experiences over the past 102 years. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 5, 2005, at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in McKenney, Va. Memorial donations made be made to the American Cancer Society or to a charity of one's choice.
--Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch on Jun. 2, 2005.

Douglas married Mary Ann Hetta Reed in 1891. Mary was born in 1864 in Whitechapel, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom; died in May 1942 in Elkton, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married Mary Ann Todd on 28 Sep 1863 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Mary was born on 24 Aug 1840 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Nov 1924 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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AYERST-At the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Stanley, 212 St. Clair Avenue West, on November 19th, Mary Ann Todd, wife of the late Alfred Ayerst of Kingston, in her 87th year.
Interment at Kingston, Ontario, Friday afternoon.
Kidston papers please copy.

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Married:
Pittsburgh Township, Ontario