Obituaries: Charles M. Carter, 1962, 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: October 18, 1962 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Former President Winn Police Jury Dies In Jonesboro

Charles M. Carter, 74, native of the Calvin Community, and a resident of
Jonesboro for the past 20 years, died in a Jonesboro hospital Sunday night
following an illness of about five days.

He had served in numerous civic capacities and had been president of the Winn
Parish Police Jury and also president of the Jackson Parish Police Jury during
his lifetime.  A retired bus driver, Mr. Carter was a member of the Jonesboro
Masonic Lodge and was a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro.

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Jonesboro Church with
the Rev. J. W. Buckner, pastor of Temple Baptist Church in Crossett, Ark., and
the Rev. E. L. Wiggins, pastor of Highland Baptist Church in Monroe,
officiating.  Burial was in the Garden of Memories in Jonesboro under
direction of Southern Funeral home.

Acting as pallbearers were V. G. Carter, C. C. Carter, Wesley Carter, W. S.
Carter, Dale Carter, Curtis Key, J. C. Jackson, and Leon Lowe.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mamie Blake Carter of Jonesboro; a daughter,
Mrs. Lavell Salley, a son, Don L. Carter, both of Monroe; a brother, Leon
Carter of Winnfield; three sisters, Mrs. Sam Jackson and Mrs. Virgil Williams,
both of Winnfield and Mrs. Minnie Lowe of Verda; and four grandchildren.