William Patrick Carr

A celebration of life will be held for William Patrick Carr at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at Monticello Baptist Church, with visitation from 1 until the time of the service at the church and burial at New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. William Patrick Carr, 47, of Monticello, passed away on Nov. 5 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. He was born on May 1, 1979. He was a member of Monticello Baptist Church, where he sang in the choir and church cantatas and played youth handbells. He worked as a chief mechanic for many international offshore drilling companies. After coming home from offshore, he started working as machinist millwright for numerous companies. Patrick was musically talented with deep bass voice. He played trumpet from fifth grade through college. He loved family outdoor activities, maintaining property and equipment, hunting and fishing with family, and helping others. His cooking specialty was fried deer steak and ribeyes.

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