Obituaries: Wiseman Henry Carter, 1950, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
**********************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
**********************************************


 


From: August 11, 1950 Winnfield News-American

Masonic Rites For Wiseman H. Carter, 64, Held Wednesday

Funeral rites for Wiseman Henry Carter, 64, native and life long resident of
Winn Parish, were held at the Laurel Heights Baptist Church at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, August 9, with the Rev. H. J. Mott and Rev. Calvin Robinson
officiating. Interment under direction of Southern Funeral Home was in
Winnfield Cemetery.  Masonic rites were held at the grave with Rev. Alwin
Stokes officiating.  

Mr. Carter, a resident of Winnfield for many years passed away in a local
clinic about 5:30 p.m. Monday, August 7, after an illness of one week.  He had
been in poor health for several months.

He was born in Calvin on December 19, 1885, and moved to Winnfield a number of
years ago.  He formerly operated a service station here.  Mr. Carter was a
member of Laurel Heights Baptist Church, Eastern Star Masonic Lodge No. 151,
and the Order of Eastern Star, Palestine Chapter.

Surviving are one son, Captain R. B. Carter of the U. S. Army, stationed in
Jackson, Miss.; one daughter, Mrs. Mignon Elias of Tullos; four grandchildren;
six brothers, J. E. Carter, L. C. Carter, Gamble Carter, and E. D. Carter, of
Winnfield, and C. M. Carter of Jonesboro; three sisters, Mrs. Dan Lowe of
Verda, Mrs. Mollie Jackson and Mrs. Lorena Williams, both of Winnfield.

Masonic pallbearers were Latnie Brewton, J. W. Kennedy, Sr., Melton Hightower,
Welby B. Willis, William Shaw, E. H. Farr, Elmo Frazier, and J. J. Crippen.