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Homer Lloyd Carson

Also Known As: "Kit"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Harrison County, Iowa, United States
Death: April 09, 1983 (83)
Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Kit N. Carson and Ella B. Carson
Husband of Ruth E. Carson
Father of Private; Johnny Carson and Private
Brother of Charles E Carson; Raymond E Carson and Doris A Carson

Managed by: Joyce Darlene Tharp
Last Updated:

About Kit L. Carson

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.

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Kit L. Carson's Timeline

1899
October 4, 1899
Harrison County, Iowa, United States
1925
October 23, 1925
Corning, Adams County, Iowa, United States
1983
April 9, 1983
Age 83
Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States