© The Chickasha Express-Star Chickasha, Oklahoma 26 January 2004 Alma F. [Dyer] Carter Funeral service for Alma F. Carter, 93, of Rush Springs, Oklahoma, will be held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 27, 2004, at the Southern Oaks Church of Christ, Chickasha. Alma F. Carter was born August 29, 1910, in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, the daughter of Richard and Rhoda [Smith] Dyer, and died peacefully at her home in Rush Springs following a lengthy illness, surrounded by her loved ones. She and Alton Carter were married December 3, 1927, in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma. Mrs. Carter spent her life serving others. She was a faithful wife and mother and will be missed by everyone. She was an active member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by: Her husband of 59 years, Alton Carter; her parents, Richard and Rhoda Dyer; 3 brothers: Wilbur Dyer, Burnace Dyer, Alva Dyer (her twin); 2 sisters: Ollie Green and Mary Horton. Survivors include: 2 daughters: Lucy Firth and husband, Darrel, of Lancaster, California, Anna Belle Hair and husband, Jerry, of Rush Springs; 1 son, Houston Carter and wife, Barbara, of Sacramento, California; 5 brothers: Finace Dyer, Floyd Dyer, Dan Dyer, Leonard Dyer, and Curtis Dyer; 2 sisters: Esther Stone and Mary Belle Hughes; 11 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren; host of nieces, nephews and friends. Interment will be in the Rush Springs Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home. |
29 May 2001 Lloyd C. Carter Lloyd C. Carter, 80, of Rush Springs died Sunday, May 27, 2001, in Grady Memorial Hospital in Chickasha. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Rush Springs Cemetery, with the Rev. Alvin McConnell officiating and the Rev. Elmer Whitehead assisting. Arrangements are under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home in Rush Springs. Mr. Carter was born Jan. 11, 1921, in Mounds, to James Mikel and Ethel Blakely Carter. He married Katherine Jones on June 14, 1945, in Rush Springs. He was a resident of Rush Springs since the age of 11 years and graduated from Rush Springs High School in 1939. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Corps. He was a retired rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Rush Springs. Mr. Carter was a member of the American Legion and the Southern Baptist Church, both in Rush Springs. Survivors include his wife, Katherine J. Carter, of the home; a son, Mike Carter and his wife, Pam, of Duncan; three grandchildren, Kimberly Bayans and her husband, Billy, of Republic, Mo., Josh Carter of Norman, Summer Priest and her husband, Zachary, of Marlow; two great-grandchildren, Zachary Bayans and Carly Bayans, both of Republic; and a brother, Gene Carter of Duncan. He was preceded in death by his siblings. |
Duncan Banner Tuesday, May 16, 2006 Mary Katherine Carter Former Rush Springs resident Mary Katherine Carter, 85, of Duncan, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2006, in Duncan. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel in Rush Springs with Zac Priest officiating. Burial will be in Rush Springs Cemetery. Bearers will be Jack Porter, Sam Darst, Robert Bosley, Josh Carter, Billy Bayans and Zac Bayans. **************** Katherine was the daughter of James Franklin Jones by his second wife, Viola Mae Smith Harris Jones, whom he married on 10 June 1912 in Quanah, Texas. Katherine married Lloyd Carter on 14 June 1945 in Rush Springs, Grady, Oklahoma. Survived by a son, Michael Duane Carter, and a granddaughter. |
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