ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: CARTNER, MADELYN 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Franklin Banner-Tribune, Morgan City Daily Review; St. Mary Parish, La. 

Published Wednesday, 4 January 2012

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CARTNER, MADELYN 

Funeral services was held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 in the 
Delhomme Chapel of the Flowers for Madelyn Cartner, 80, who passed away on 
January 2, 2012 at 10:18 p.m. at Lafayette General Medical Center.

The Rev. Steve Horn, Pastor of First Baptist Church of Lafayette, will conduct 
the funeral services. 
Burial will take place in Fountain Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Mrs. Cartner, a resident of Lafayette, was the daughter of the late Ernest 
Diamond and the former Rachel Mire. She was a member of First Baptist Church of 
Lafayette. Surrounded by family, Madelyn was called home to be with her Lord 
and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, January 2, 2012, at 10:18 p.m., after a 
short illness. She enjoyed being with her family, friends, doing crafts, travel 
and delighted in spending time with her two grandchildren. She was instrumental 
in starting First Alliance Church in Baytown, Texas, as well as Bible Study 
Fellowship in El Paso, Texas, and served with her husband as Director of Child 
Evangelism (CEF) in El Paso, Texas. In 1950, Madelyn was named Miss Franklin 
and in 1951, Miss St. Mary Parish and later, Miss St. Mary Parish Sugar Queen.

She is survived by her loving husband, Donald, of 56 years, 5 months and 26 
days, of Lafayette; one daughter, Kim Leigh Schatz and husband, John, of 
Leesburg, Virginia; one son, Michael Charles Cartner of Houston, Texas; two 
grandchildren, Johnny and Kristen Schatz of Leesburg, Virginia; one sister, 
Pearl Deslatte of Lafayette; and one brother, Harold Diamond of Lafayette.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Linwood John Diamond 
and Wallace James Diamond.

The family requested that visiting hours be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home 
of Lafayette on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, from 10 a.m. until time of service, 
at 1 p.m., in Lafayette.

Pallbearers will be Kerry Diamond, John Schatz, Tim Baker, Steven, Baker, 
Harold Diamond and Bill Adams.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that tax deductible donations be made in 
Mrs. Cartner’s name to Bible Study Fellowship, International at 19001 Huebner 
Road, San Antonio, Texas 78258, www.bsfinternational.org.

The family wishes to thank the nurses and doctors of Lafayette General’s ER and 
ICU, as well as Dr. Brad Broussard and the responding EMTs during Mrs. 
Cartner’s time of need.

Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, La. is in charge of 
funeral arrangements.

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