After his birth, Charles and Mae moved to Enid, OK, where Carl grew up and attended high school in 1950.
Having been raised in his father’s profession as a jeweler, he continued as a “MANUFACTRING JEWELER” for 60 years in different locations from Oklahoma to Tennessee.
Carl proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955.
Carl is survived by his wife, Elvie Thayer for 66 years of Victorian Estates in Yukon, OK.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Mae Thayer; brother, Charles and wife, Lois, and son, Tom.
Surviving - a niece, Linda and nephew, Chuck; sister, Pat Raymond of San Jose, CA, and niece Terri and nephew, Brad.
He is also survived by four sister-in-laws, one brother-in-law, three nieces, and seven nephews of South Carolina and Oklahoma.
Carl was a member of Council Road Baptist Church.
A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.