Sumter County GaArchives Obituaries.....Carter, I. F. (Bud) April 23, 1988
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Americus Times Recorder


Funeral services for I. F. (Bud) Carter will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday from 
Hancock Funeral Home.  Mr. Carter, who died on Saturday night, at the Sumter
Regional Hospital was 58 years old.

A native of Colquitt County, Mr. Carter was the son of Steven Alexander Carter
and Lonnie Lee Weaver Carter.

The well-known Americus businessman was owner of Carter Office Equipment stores
in Americus and Montezuma.

He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and served in the U.S. Army, stationed
at Fort Jackson, North Carolina, with the 8th Infantry Division and later was
transferred to Mannheim, Germany.  His medals included the German Occupation 
Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal.

Mr. Carter was a charter member of the Georgia Office Products Association, 
and a member of both the Mid-South Georgia Office Machine Dealers Association 
and the National Office Products Association, as well as the Americus Downtown 
Business Organization.

Mr. Carter was a member of Central Baptist Church and past-president of the 
Americus Optimist Club.  He was also active in numerous other Americus and 
Sumter County organizations, including the Sumter Shrine Club, the Al Sihah 
Club, the Masonic Lodge #3 F & AM, the York Rite Body of Masonry, the American 
Legion Post # 2, the Woodmen of the World, the Andersonville Guild and the 
Plains Historical Society.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. LaVerne Avant Carter, one son, Richard 
(Rickey)Carter, a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Joy Carter of Americus, three sisters
Mrs. Lena Steele, Mrs. Lucille Johnson and Mrs. Maude Key, all of Lakeland,
Florida; and three grandsons, Chad, Harold and Brent Carter all of Americus.

Rev. Jerry Shedd will officiate at the chapel service, with interment to 
follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.  At the request of the family, memorials 
may be made to the American Cancer Society, the Heart Fund, or to Central 
Baptist Church.

Hancock Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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