Carolyn Leslie Carr

Carolyn "Carrie" Carr, age 65, of Virginia Beach, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Amiee Carr and her husband Earl Smaltz, Elizabeth Midgett and her husband Thomas Midgett, and Laura Carr; grandchildren, Brittany Smaltz, Jacob Smaltz, and Madison Twiford; siblings, Laurie Blath and her husband Adam Blath, and Amy Goodrich and her husband Ken Goodrich; nieces and nephews, Stephanie Kelley, Hunter Goodrich, and Camryn Goodrich. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ruth and Loderic Simpkins. At Carolyn's request the services will be private.

Carolyn Carr was such a beautiful soul;

One whose virtues and achievements would take long to extol.

She began life in New Jersey but quickly found

Her parents and siblings would soon move around.

They finally settled and found home by the sea

Life must have known Virginia Beach was meant to be.

She found love in her twenties, which changed her life

as she quickly became a military wife.

She drove cross the country in her small little civic

and spent a few years living by the Pacific.

Her first daughter arrived during their time in La Jolla.

She never knew she could feel so much joy-a.

Her next two daughters were just years apart

Continuing to grow more love in her heart.

By this time she had the perfect small family

And ended up back in Virginia, uncannily.

After a brief stint in military housing,

they found the ideal home while out browsing.

She soon took up work as a school bus driver,

Another joy, of which no one could deprive her.

It was a dream job she’d always profess.

She had so much generosity, she could not suppress.

Her students all loved her and that was her dream.

Her second was building her tiny dog team.

She always had, in the back of her mind,

Saving any small dog that would be confined.

Her heart sang with each new adoption,

Giving these poor tiny dogs a new life option.

Despite all her love, she silently struggled

with a skin condition that left doctors puzzled.

She had to withdraw from parts of her life

that may have caused loved ones lots of strife.

All of her grandchildren sadly missed out

On the woman, full of life, she had been throughout.

In the end she was taken by a rare form of cancer,

And her family, all left searching for an answer.

She gave so much of herself to others,

Her daughters, lucky to experience the best of mothers.

Carrie, you know, has always loved rhyming,

And knowing messages are all about timing.

We truly hope her legacy will continue

With all the memories you have within you.