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Homer Lloyd CarsonAge: 83 years18991983

Name
Homer Lloyd Carson
Given names
Homer Lloyd
Surname
Carson
Birth 04 Oct 1899
MarriageRuth HookView this family
1922 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a son
#1
John William “Johnny” Carson
23 Oct 1925 (Age 26 years)
Death 09 Apr 1983 (Age 83 years)
Family with Ruth Hook - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: 1922
4 years
son
Johnny-Carson.pngJohn William “Johnny” Carson
Birth: 23 Oct 1925 26 24Corning, Adams, Iowa, USA
Death: 23 Jan 2005Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA

Note
Homer L "Kit" Carson, 83, a retired manager of a Nebraska power company and father of NBC Tonight Show host Johnny Carson, died Saturday in his Colonia Miramonte residence in the Paradise Valley area. Mr. Carson, a native of Logan, Iowa, moved to the Valley four years ago after having spsent winters here for seven years. He retired in 1968 as operations manager of the COnsumer Public Power District in Norfolk and Columbus, Neb. A WWI Army veteran, he also served on the management board of the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority for 10 years from 1968-76. Survivors include his wife, Ruth, one daughter, Catherine Sotsing of Pacific Grove, Ca., two sons, Johnny of Malibu, Ca, and Richard of Los Angeles, one sister and one brother, both out of state, nine grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.