Carr, Lucille (née Butcher) (Died)

Memorial services for Lucille Butcher Carr of Oak Park were held Jan. 9 at the First Presbyterian Church of Wilmette. Mrs. Carr died Jan. 7 at West Suburban Hospital Medical Center. She was 88. Mrs. Carr was born Oct. 13, 1900 in Springville, Iowa. She received a bachelor's degree in home economics from Ames College and was an artist and teacher until her retirement in 1965. She was a member of Oak Park Art League, Pen Women, and Mills House seniors, where she taught painting. She left a large number of her own watercolor paintings and a large collection of engravings by her husband, a graduate of the Art Institute. Mrs. Carr's brother, Harry Butcher, a Navy attache to General Eisenhower during World War II, wrote the bestseller, "My Three Years with Eisenhower." Mrs. Carr is survived by her son, Horton, of Oak Park; and daughter, Marijane Carr of Wilmette; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Interment was in Springville, Iowa.