Carole Marie Reid Burr
1940 - 2020
Early Life: Carole was born July 18, 1940, in Vancouver, Canada, to Jack Crossman Reid and Rose Marie Yancey Reid, the youngest of three children. She spent her early childhood years in Canada before moving to Brentwood, California, in 1949. Her last two years of high school were spent in Moab, Utah, graduating from Grand County High School.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Carole attended Brigham Young University, and in 1958, married James Blaine "Jim" Burr in the Los Angeles Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jim and Carole raised their nine children in Provo, Utah, where Carole served as PTA President at Timpview High School, and as a youth Sunday School teacher for 19 consecutive years. Later, she served as president of the Relief Society in her ward in Alpine, Utah, and worked as a wedding coordinator at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.
❦ Carole was a gifted speaker, author and teacher. She worked for the Curriculum Department of The Church, writing manuals on strengthening family relationships. She is the author of Rose Marie Reid: An Extraordinary Life Story, a biography of her mother. From 2015 to 2016, she hosted an exhibit featuring a curated collection of her mother's swimsuit designs, and telling the story of her dedication to fashion and faith, at the Harold B. Lee Library Special Collections Gallery at Brigham Young University.
❦ Throughout her adult life, Carole spent countless hours connecting families through adoption, was persistent in her efforts as a member-missionary, and blessed others with her natural talent as an interior designer.
❦ She will be remembered for her love of flowers, the way she adored babies, her ability to make the world a more beautiful place, and her unmistakable love of people. Carole shared her faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ, in both word and deed, with all who knew her. Surrounded by her children, her sister, and her extended family, Carole Marie Reid Burr passed away peacefully on May 4, 2020, after a heroic battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was 79.
Survived By: Her sister, Sharon (Paul) Alden; eight of her children: Brett (Julie) Burr, Susan (Jim) Miguel, Rose Marie (Mark) Walker, Brigham Burr, Lara (Jimmy) Johnson, Sharon (Michael) Lee, Emily Bodhaine, and Amanda (Danny) Kerpan. She has 33 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren; among her posterity are seven sets of twins.
Preceded In Death By: Her oldest son, Bryan (Natalie) Burr; her parents; and her brother, Bruce Reid.
Service: Private due to pandemic restrictions
Arrangements: Olpin Family Mortuary
Interment: East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery
Obituary: © 2020 | Olpin Family Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1940 - 2020
Early Life: Carole was born July 18, 1940, in Vancouver, Canada, to Jack Crossman Reid and Rose Marie Yancey Reid, the youngest of three children. She spent her early childhood years in Canada before moving to Brentwood, California, in 1949. Her last two years of high school were spent in Moab, Utah, graduating from Grand County High School.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Carole attended Brigham Young University, and in 1958, married James Blaine "Jim" Burr in the Los Angeles Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jim and Carole raised their nine children in Provo, Utah, where Carole served as PTA President at Timpview High School, and as a youth Sunday School teacher for 19 consecutive years. Later, she served as president of the Relief Society in her ward in Alpine, Utah, and worked as a wedding coordinator at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.
❦ Carole was a gifted speaker, author and teacher. She worked for the Curriculum Department of The Church, writing manuals on strengthening family relationships. She is the author of Rose Marie Reid: An Extraordinary Life Story, a biography of her mother. From 2015 to 2016, she hosted an exhibit featuring a curated collection of her mother's swimsuit designs, and telling the story of her dedication to fashion and faith, at the Harold B. Lee Library Special Collections Gallery at Brigham Young University.
❦ Throughout her adult life, Carole spent countless hours connecting families through adoption, was persistent in her efforts as a member-missionary, and blessed others with her natural talent as an interior designer.
❦ She will be remembered for her love of flowers, the way she adored babies, her ability to make the world a more beautiful place, and her unmistakable love of people. Carole shared her faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ, in both word and deed, with all who knew her. Surrounded by her children, her sister, and her extended family, Carole Marie Reid Burr passed away peacefully on May 4, 2020, after a heroic battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was 79.
Survived By: Her sister, Sharon (Paul) Alden; eight of her children: Brett (Julie) Burr, Susan (Jim) Miguel, Rose Marie (Mark) Walker, Brigham Burr, Lara (Jimmy) Johnson, Sharon (Michael) Lee, Emily Bodhaine, and Amanda (Danny) Kerpan. She has 33 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren; among her posterity are seven sets of twins.
Preceded In Death By: Her oldest son, Bryan (Natalie) Burr; her parents; and her brother, Bruce Reid.
Service: Private due to pandemic restrictions
Arrangements: Olpin Family Mortuary
Interment: East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery
Obituary: © 2020 | Olpin Family Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Carole Marie Reid Burr
1940 - 2020
Early Life: Carole was born July 18, 1940, in Vancouver, Canada, to Jack Crossman Reid and Rose Marie Yancey Reid, the youngest of three children. She spent her early childhood years in Canada before moving to Brentwood, California, in 1949. Her last two years of high school were spent in Moab, Utah, graduating from Grand County High School.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Carole attended Brigham Young University, and in 1958, married James Blaine "Jim" Burr in the Los Angeles Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jim and Carole raised their nine children in Provo, Utah, where Carole served as PTA President at Timpview High School, and as a youth Sunday School teacher for 19 consecutive years. Later, she served as president of the Relief Society in her ward in Alpine, Utah, and worked as a wedding coordinator at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.
❦ Carole was a gifted speaker, author and teacher. She worked for the Curriculum Department of The Church, writing manuals on strengthening family relationships. She is the author of Rose Marie Reid: An Extraordinary Life Story, a biography of her mother. From 2015 to 2016, she hosted an exhibit featuring a curated collection of her mother's swimsuit designs, and telling the story of her dedication to fashion and faith, at the Harold B. Lee Library Special Collections Gallery at Brigham Young University.
❦ Throughout her adult life, Carole spent countless hours connecting families through adoption, was persistent in her efforts as a member-missionary, and blessed others with her natural talent as an interior designer.
❦ She will be remembered for her love of flowers, the way she adored babies, her ability to make the world a more beautiful place, and her unmistakable love of people. Carole shared her faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ, in both word and deed, with all who knew her. Surrounded by her children, her sister, and her extended family, Carole Marie Reid Burr passed away peacefully on May 4, 2020, after a heroic battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was 79.
Survived By: Her sister, Sharon (Paul) Alden; eight of her children: Brett (Julie) Burr, Susan (Jim) Miguel, Rose Marie (Mark) Walker, Brigham Burr, Lara (Jimmy) Johnson, Sharon (Michael) Lee, Emily Bodhaine, and Amanda (Danny) Kerpan. She has 33 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren; among her posterity are seven sets of twins.
Preceded In Death By: Her oldest son, Bryan (Natalie) Burr; her parents; and her brother, Bruce Reid.
Service: Private due to pandemic restrictions
Arrangements: Olpin Family Mortuary
Interment: East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery
Obituary: © 2020 | Olpin Family Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1940 - 2020
Early Life: Carole was born July 18, 1940, in Vancouver, Canada, to Jack Crossman Reid and Rose Marie Yancey Reid, the youngest of three children. She spent her early childhood years in Canada before moving to Brentwood, California, in 1949. Her last two years of high school were spent in Moab, Utah, graduating from Grand County High School.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Carole attended Brigham Young University, and in 1958, married James Blaine "Jim" Burr in the Los Angeles Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jim and Carole raised their nine children in Provo, Utah, where Carole served as PTA President at Timpview High School, and as a youth Sunday School teacher for 19 consecutive years. Later, she served as president of the Relief Society in her ward in Alpine, Utah, and worked as a wedding coordinator at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.
❦ Carole was a gifted speaker, author and teacher. She worked for the Curriculum Department of The Church, writing manuals on strengthening family relationships. She is the author of Rose Marie Reid: An Extraordinary Life Story, a biography of her mother. From 2015 to 2016, she hosted an exhibit featuring a curated collection of her mother's swimsuit designs, and telling the story of her dedication to fashion and faith, at the Harold B. Lee Library Special Collections Gallery at Brigham Young University.
❦ Throughout her adult life, Carole spent countless hours connecting families through adoption, was persistent in her efforts as a member-missionary, and blessed others with her natural talent as an interior designer.
❦ She will be remembered for her love of flowers, the way she adored babies, her ability to make the world a more beautiful place, and her unmistakable love of people. Carole shared her faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ, in both word and deed, with all who knew her. Surrounded by her children, her sister, and her extended family, Carole Marie Reid Burr passed away peacefully on May 4, 2020, after a heroic battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was 79.
Survived By: Her sister, Sharon (Paul) Alden; eight of her children: Brett (Julie) Burr, Susan (Jim) Miguel, Rose Marie (Mark) Walker, Brigham Burr, Lara (Jimmy) Johnson, Sharon (Michael) Lee, Emily Bodhaine, and Amanda (Danny) Kerpan. She has 33 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren; among her posterity are seven sets of twins.
Preceded In Death By: Her oldest son, Bryan (Natalie) Burr; her parents; and her brother, Bruce Reid.
Service: Private due to pandemic restrictions
Arrangements: Olpin Family Mortuary
Interment: East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery
Obituary: © 2020 | Olpin Family Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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