Lindy Lee Carr

Lindy L. Carr, Sr., 79, of Paragould died Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at his residence. He was born January 14, 1930 at Walcott the son of the late Reverend Fred and Mrs. Myrtle Carr. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Ben, Charles, Raymond, Henry and George Carr, grandson, David Chance Carr and son, David Henry Carr. Lindy lived in Murray, Kentucky for 44 years, where he owned and operated The Palace Restaurant from the mid 1960's to the mid 1970's. In the mid 1970's, Lindy opened the restaurant called Lindy's 19 cent Hamburger and Miniature Golf restaurant's in Murray and Mayfield, then those two restaurants became DeVanti's with additional locations in Princeton, Sturgis and Gilbertsville. The DeVanti chain remained in operation until the mid 1980's. Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law: Jan Carr of Paducah, Kentucky, Peggy and Steve Bonds of Cabot, Arkansas, Patti and Gordon Bratton of Phoenix, Arizona, Jennifer and Christopher White of Lexington, Massachusetts; son and daughter-in-law: Lindy Lee, Jr. and Sheila Carr of Marion, Iowa; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren; brothers and sister-in-law: Bernard Carr, Johnny and Betty Jo Carr all of Paragould; sisters: Edna Schaffer of Denver, Colorado and Rose Davidson of Paragould; special friends: Nancy Chavez of McKenzie, Tennessee and Dr. H.S. and Karen Jackson of Murray, Kentucky. Visitation will be Saturday morning from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM at Heath Funeral Home. His life will be celebrated at 12:00 PM Saturday at Finch Cemetery with Reverend. Glen Hoselton officiating. To register online, go to www.heathfuneralhome.com.