  J.W. & Rebecca Carter plot  Rebecca Tillman Carter 11 March 1914 - 15 March 1990 J.W. "Chief" Carter 16 December 1909 - 15 April 1980 The Howe Enterprise April 24, 1980 pg.2 FUNERAL J.W. Carter, found shot along Hwy. 5, by two off-duty sheriff's deputies, died Tuesday at a Sherman hospital. Van Alstyne Justice of the Peace, Otto Cunningham, said he has not made a ruling on the death, but he said he did not suspect foul play. Deputies Tom and Barbara Mrozinski found Carter lying near his pickup truck parked alongside Hwy. 5 south of Howe. Mrs. Mrozinski said it appeared Carter had been shot by a .410 gauge shotgun found nearby. Services were held Wednesday afternoon, April 16 at Waldo Funeral Chapel for Carter, 70, of Howe. Services were conducted by Carl Ford, chaplain of Disabled American Veterans and Rev. Sam Randolph of Howe First Baptist Church. Burial was in Whitemound Cemetery. Mr. Carter was born at Whitewright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carter. He was married to the former Rebecca Tillman on December 18, 1939 at Madill, Oklahoma. A World War II Navy veteran of the South Pacific, he served from 1927 until his retirement in 1953 as Chief Petty Officer. He was employed as a boilerman at Perrin Air Force Base until his retirement in 1970. He was a member of the Fleet Reserve, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Elks Lodge. Survivors are wife of Howe; daughter, Mrs. Nina Lela Raper of Plano; brother, Creta Carter of Sherman; and 2 grandchildren. Whitemound Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |