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Burial will be in [[Pine Ridge Cemetery]] in May. | Burial will be in [[Pine Ridge Cemetery]] in May. | ||
Donations, in his memory, may be made to the Heart Fund or the [[Saranac Lake | Donations, in his memory, may be made to the Heart Fund or the [[Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad|Saranac Lake Rescue Squad]]. | ||
----''Plattsburgh Press-Republican'', February 23, 1982 | |||
'''Former village mayor dies''' | |||
SARANAC LAKE - George J. Carson, 86, died Monday at his residence after a long illness. | |||
He had been the owner and operator of Carson Brothers Plumbing and Heating for 55 years until his retirement. | |||
He had been a [[Saranac Lake Village Trustees|trustee for the village]] of Saranac Lake from 1933 to 1937 and had been mayor from 1941 to 1946. | |||
He was a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 588 and a life member of the Fourth Degree K of C and Bishop Gabriels General Assembly BPOE Elks 1508. | |||
He married to the former Emma D Jerome on May 11, 1925 at [[St. Bernard's Church]], with the Rev. Ed. Gallagher officiating. | |||
He is survived by his wife, who lives in Saranac Lake and several nieces and nephews. | |||
Calling hours will be private at the [[Keough and Son Funeral Home]] in Saranac Lake. | |||
There will be a mass of Christian burial Thursday at St. Bernard's Church at 11:15 a.m. The celebrant will be the Rev. [[C.J. McAvoy|C.J. McAvoy.]] | |||
Burial will be in [[Pine Ridge Cemetery]], Saranac Lake. | |||
----''Essex County Republican'', November 1, 1946 | |||
'''Mayor Named Saranac L. George J. Carson Resigns''' | |||
Alton B. Anderson, Saranac Lake theatre manager, has been named mayor of that village for the unexpired term of George J. Carson, who resigned last week. Mr. Carson had been in office since 1941 and in his letter of resignation gave ill health and the pressure of personal business as his reasons for giving up the office. | |||
The mayor's resignation left the board without a quorum as the vacancy caused by the recent death of trustee [[Syriac Duprey, Sr.|Syriac Dupree]] had not been filled. | |||
'''Comments''' | |||
Revision as of 21:10, 26 September 2026
Born: June 6, 1895
Died: February 22, 1982
Married: Emma D. Jerome
George J. Carson served as a village trustee from 1933 to 1937, and was mayor of Saranac Lake from 1941 to October 20, 1946.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, February 23, 1982
George Carson, once mayor, dies
SARANAC LAKE-George J Carson, a life-long resident of this village and Democratic mayor here from 1941 to 1946, died yesterday, Feb. 22, at his home, 11 Woodruff St.
Mr. Carson, who also served as a village trustee from 1933 to 1937, is remembered as a "good administrator" during his years in village government, according to a fellow Democrat, Howard McKillip. He was the owner and operator of Carson Brothers Plumbing and Heating for 55 years before retiring.
Mr. Carson was born June 6, 1895 in Lewis, the son of William and Margaret (Hennessy) Carson Sr.
His wife, the former Emma D. Jerome, whom he married May 11, 1925 at St. Bernard's Church, and several nieces and nephews survive.
He was a life member of both the Knights of Columbus Council No. 599 and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, Bishop Gabriels General Assembly and member of local Elks Lodge 1508.
Calling hours at the Keough and Son Funeral Home will be private.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday at 11:15 a.m., at St. Bernard's Church with the Rev. C. J. McAvoy officiating.
Burial will be in Pine Ridge Cemetery in May.
Donations, in his memory, may be made to the Heart Fund or the Saranac Lake Rescue Squad.
Plattsburgh Press-Republican, February 23, 1982
Former village mayor dies
SARANAC LAKE - George J. Carson, 86, died Monday at his residence after a long illness.
He had been the owner and operator of Carson Brothers Plumbing and Heating for 55 years until his retirement.
He had been a trustee for the village of Saranac Lake from 1933 to 1937 and had been mayor from 1941 to 1946.
He was a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 588 and a life member of the Fourth Degree K of C and Bishop Gabriels General Assembly BPOE Elks 1508.
He married to the former Emma D Jerome on May 11, 1925 at St. Bernard's Church, with the Rev. Ed. Gallagher officiating.
He is survived by his wife, who lives in Saranac Lake and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be private at the Keough and Son Funeral Home in Saranac Lake.
There will be a mass of Christian burial Thursday at St. Bernard's Church at 11:15 a.m. The celebrant will be the Rev. C.J. McAvoy.
Burial will be in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Saranac Lake.
Essex County Republican, November 1, 1946
Mayor Named Saranac L. George J. Carson Resigns
Alton B. Anderson, Saranac Lake theatre manager, has been named mayor of that village for the unexpired term of George J. Carson, who resigned last week. Mr. Carson had been in office since 1941 and in his letter of resignation gave ill health and the pressure of personal business as his reasons for giving up the office.
The mayor's resignation left the board without a quorum as the vacancy caused by the recent death of trustee Syriac Dupree had not been filled.
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