Services were held at 1 p.m. Monday in Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Vandalia, with the Rev. Randy Grimmett officiating. Burial was in South Hill Cemetery, Vandalia. Memorials; Haley Chapel United Methodist Church, Vandalia.
Mrs. Carter was born March 7, 1900, in Martinsville, Ind., daughter of Charles A. Martha O'Neil Baldwin. She was a member of Haley Chapel United Methodist Church. She married Howard "Nick" Carter on Nov. 5, 1923, in Vandalia. He died March 18, 1973.
Surviving are her sons, Carl of San Diego, Calif.; daughters, Mrs. Bill (Evelyn) Oliver of Vandalia and Mrs. Lloyd (Evedean) Bollinger of Millersville, MO.; brother, Jake of Carmichael, Calif.; sisters, Mrs. Lester (Jerri) File of Vandalia and Myrtle Dothager of Mulberry Grove; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Seven sons, two daughters, four brothers and four sisters preceded her in death.~~
PERSONAL NOTE: Mrs. Carter was a Sunday School teacher at Haley Chapel for many years and served as cook at the Bluff City school for sometime before it closed.
**Obituary was retyped from the Vandalia Leader Union and on file at Evans Library**
Granny was one awesome Granny. She gave us so much love and taught us about faith. She taught us so many life lessons and in my life today I remember the things she taught me and it helps me through my trying times.
Thank you Jim for doing a retouch of her picture. God Bless you.
Thank you svh77 for sponsoring my granny's memorial. God Bless you.
Services were held at 1 p.m. Monday in Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Vandalia, with the Rev. Randy Grimmett officiating. Burial was in South Hill Cemetery, Vandalia. Memorials; Haley Chapel United Methodist Church, Vandalia.
Mrs. Carter was born March 7, 1900, in Martinsville, Ind., daughter of Charles A. Martha O'Neil Baldwin. She was a member of Haley Chapel United Methodist Church. She married Howard "Nick" Carter on Nov. 5, 1923, in Vandalia. He died March 18, 1973.
Surviving are her sons, Carl of San Diego, Calif.; daughters, Mrs. Bill (Evelyn) Oliver of Vandalia and Mrs. Lloyd (Evedean) Bollinger of Millersville, MO.; brother, Jake of Carmichael, Calif.; sisters, Mrs. Lester (Jerri) File of Vandalia and Myrtle Dothager of Mulberry Grove; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Seven sons, two daughters, four brothers and four sisters preceded her in death.~~
PERSONAL NOTE: Mrs. Carter was a Sunday School teacher at Haley Chapel for many years and served as cook at the Bluff City school for sometime before it closed.
**Obituary was retyped from the Vandalia Leader Union and on file at Evans Library**
Granny was one awesome Granny. She gave us so much love and taught us about faith. She taught us so many life lessons and in my life today I remember the things she taught me and it helps me through my trying times.
Thank you Jim for doing a retouch of her picture. God Bless you.
Thank you svh77 for sponsoring my granny's memorial. God Bless you.
Family Members
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Melvin Dean Carter
1924–1940
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Ernest Eugene Carter
1926–1926
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Howard Cecil Carter
1927–1928
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Mary Evelyn Carter Oliver
1928–2008
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Martha Evedeen Carter Bollinger
1930–2017
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Charles Fredrick "Freddie" Carter
1932–1946
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Dickie Lee Carter
1933–1948
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Thelma Arlene Carter
1935–1936
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Tommie Allen Carter
1937–1940
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Elizabeth Joan Carter
1939–1939
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Lonnie Dale Carter
1941–1942