![]() ![]() Myrle was a proud member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Her concerns and love for her country were evident in her very active participation within several patriotic organizations. Some of her favorite places to travel were Alaska, Maine, St. She had a love for the world and its various cultures and traveled all over the US with her husband & girls as they grew up. When able, she & Dale loved working as Christmas Elves on Santa's KCS Holiday Express Train. She loved to celebrate every holiday with zeal, a tradition her children have carried on with their families. ![]() Myrle loved to be with her girls and got to serve as a homeroom mother for nine years and act as their Girl Scout leader. She taught them how to sew and they remember the white skirts she made them with colorful appliques that were switched out with the different holidays and seasons. Her daughters definitely benefited from Myrle's talent with the needle and keen eye for fashion. She made her own wedding dress and veil and helped sew her bridesmaids' dresses. Myrle was very artistic and a skilled seamstress. Their marriage was blessed by two daughters, Kay & Jennifer. She married Admiral Dale Karr on July 29, 1951, in Kansas City, MO. She also did clerical work at the KCS Railway through the years and worked at the Louisiana Tourist Bureau and the Shreveport American Rose Center. ![]() She taught sixth grade at Agnew Town & Country School & enjoyed telling people Bill Joyce was one of her students. That work ethic carried her through her time in Junior college, where she took a full course load of 18 hours in Art & Design while working two part time jobs. While in school, she took first place in the short story and essay competition! Not only was she a star student, but also exhibited an incredible work ethic with her job in the personnel department with the manager of Sears. She was the recipient of the DAR Good Citizenship Award, President of the Art Club, and Vice- President of the Leundis Literary Society. She loved her school and community, and she served them well. Christian Church in Kansas City, MO, had the privilege of delivering the commencement address at East High School where Myrle graduated as a 4 yr. Karr was born on May 24, 1931, in Canton, MO. She is now walking hand-in-hand with her beloved husband on the streets of heaven. Myrle Arliss Young Karr, 88, of Shreveport, LA, passed peacefully from this life on Monday, November 18, 2019, at The Oaks of Louisiana surrounded by her family. ![]()
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