Obituary
December 17, 2012
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Ray Coolidge Carter, 89, of Chattanooga, TN, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at his residence.
Mr. Carter was a member of Temple Baptist Church and the Watts Sunday School Class.
He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and retired from Reading Railroad.
He also served as a police officer with the Philadelphia Police Department and was preceded in death by his parents, William and Amanda Lois Carter; sisters, Martha Owens, Adi-Louise Birchett, Joann Stephenson, Carzell Durham, Virginia King, and Armell Holt; and brothers, David Carter, Paul Harold Carter, Bill Carter, Jr., and Clarence Carter.
Survivors include his wife, Martha McDowell Carter; sons and daughters-in-law, James and Debra Carter, Raleigh, NC, Ray and Jo Ann Carter, Philadelphia, PA, Randy and Rhonda Carter, Thief River Falls, MN, and Greg and Carol Carter, Long Island, NY; sister, Barbara Jean Seabolt; brothers, Calvin and John Carter, all of Tellico Plains, TN; eleven grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. at the Chattanooga National Cemetery with Rev. David Stancil and Rev. Shad Smith officiating. Military honors will be given.
The family will receive friends today from 4 - 8 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, located at the end of historic Missionary Ridge, Rossville, GA.
December 17, 2012
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Ray Coolidge Carter, 89, of Chattanooga, TN, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at his residence.
Mr. Carter was a member of Temple Baptist Church and the Watts Sunday School Class.
He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and retired from Reading Railroad.
He also served as a police officer with the Philadelphia Police Department and was preceded in death by his parents, William and Amanda Lois Carter; sisters, Martha Owens, Adi-Louise Birchett, Joann Stephenson, Carzell Durham, Virginia King, and Armell Holt; and brothers, David Carter, Paul Harold Carter, Bill Carter, Jr., and Clarence Carter.
Survivors include his wife, Martha McDowell Carter; sons and daughters-in-law, James and Debra Carter, Raleigh, NC, Ray and Jo Ann Carter, Philadelphia, PA, Randy and Rhonda Carter, Thief River Falls, MN, and Greg and Carol Carter, Long Island, NY; sister, Barbara Jean Seabolt; brothers, Calvin and John Carter, all of Tellico Plains, TN; eleven grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. at the Chattanooga National Cemetery with Rev. David Stancil and Rev. Shad Smith officiating. Military honors will be given.
The family will receive friends today from 4 - 8 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, located at the end of historic Missionary Ridge, Rossville, GA.
Obituary
December 17, 2012
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Ray Coolidge Carter, 89, of Chattanooga, TN, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at his residence.
Mr. Carter was a member of Temple Baptist Church and the Watts Sunday School Class.
He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and retired from Reading Railroad.
He also served as a police officer with the Philadelphia Police Department and was preceded in death by his parents, William and Amanda Lois Carter; sisters, Martha Owens, Adi-Louise Birchett, Joann Stephenson, Carzell Durham, Virginia King, and Armell Holt; and brothers, David Carter, Paul Harold Carter, Bill Carter, Jr., and Clarence Carter.
Survivors include his wife, Martha McDowell Carter; sons and daughters-in-law, James and Debra Carter, Raleigh, NC, Ray and Jo Ann Carter, Philadelphia, PA, Randy and Rhonda Carter, Thief River Falls, MN, and Greg and Carol Carter, Long Island, NY; sister, Barbara Jean Seabolt; brothers, Calvin and John Carter, all of Tellico Plains, TN; eleven grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. at the Chattanooga National Cemetery with Rev. David Stancil and Rev. Shad Smith officiating. Military honors will be given.
The family will receive friends today from 4 - 8 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, located at the end of historic Missionary Ridge, Rossville, GA.
December 17, 2012
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Ray Coolidge Carter, 89, of Chattanooga, TN, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at his residence.
Mr. Carter was a member of Temple Baptist Church and the Watts Sunday School Class.
He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and retired from Reading Railroad.
He also served as a police officer with the Philadelphia Police Department and was preceded in death by his parents, William and Amanda Lois Carter; sisters, Martha Owens, Adi-Louise Birchett, Joann Stephenson, Carzell Durham, Virginia King, and Armell Holt; and brothers, David Carter, Paul Harold Carter, Bill Carter, Jr., and Clarence Carter.
Survivors include his wife, Martha McDowell Carter; sons and daughters-in-law, James and Debra Carter, Raleigh, NC, Ray and Jo Ann Carter, Philadelphia, PA, Randy and Rhonda Carter, Thief River Falls, MN, and Greg and Carol Carter, Long Island, NY; sister, Barbara Jean Seabolt; brothers, Calvin and John Carter, all of Tellico Plains, TN; eleven grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. at the Chattanooga National Cemetery with Rev. David Stancil and Rev. Shad Smith officiating. Military honors will be given.
The family will receive friends today from 4 - 8 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, located at the end of historic Missionary Ridge, Rossville, GA.
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