Ben Edward Carter

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Ben Edward Carter, Sr. on July 28, 2024. Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on Dec 8, 1938 to Frank H. Carter, Sr. and Jean Hamilton Carter. He is preceded in death by his, parents and by his son Ben E. Carter, Jr. and brother Frank H. Carter, Jr. Married to Mary Janice Carter for 59 years he leaves one daughter Mary Elizabeth Carter and other cousins, nieces and nephews.

Ben graduated from East High in Memphis, TN in 1957 and then on to the University of Memphis on a band scholarship. In his time at the University of Memphis he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, where he made some of his best and lifelong friends. In 1965 he married the love of his life, Janice Carter and they started their life together. After graduation he took on the role at the University of Memphis as the executive director of the Alumni Association. In 1979 he took on the same role at the University of Houston, moving the family to Houston, Texas. After a number of years at the University of Houston, Ben felt time for a change and returned to the banking industry, a job he had during college. He then spent the next 30 years working in that industry and retired in 2007 from Woodforest National Bank where he served as a Vice President.

Working in both the university environments and banking, Ben easily made friends and enjoyed always helping others. Prior to the death of his son Ben Jr., in 1996 he served as Scout Leader in Troop 1656 and also served a few years as a youth camp counselor for Sugar Creek Baptist Church. Always supportive of his family, he celebrated their hobbies and interests, his daughter’s obsession with horses and his son’s love of sports. As a family they traveled across the country, spent summers in Florida or visiting family in Tennessee and Mississippi. A love of outdoors, fishing, golf and seeing his family happy helped him live a full and rich life.

In retirement he found renewed interest in one of his favorite past times of old cars, he became an active member in the Lone Star Packard Club and owned several classic models. He always had a love of cars and appreciated the history and old Hollywood glamour of classic cars, his favorite being the Packard. He enjoyed working on cars and showing his cars in the prestigious Keels & Wheels as well as Packard and other antique car shows.

He served as a member in the Rotary Club in Houston and he and Jan were also long time members at Sugar Creek Baptist Church.

Ben was always funny, happy, kind, generous and a joy to be around. He will be missed by all of those that knew and loved him.

A visitation will be held Thursday, August 8th, 2024 from 4pm to 7pm at Forest Park Cemetery on Westheimer and Dairy Ashford, in Houston, Texas.

Graveside service will be Friday, August 9th, 2024 at 11am at Forest Park Cemetery-Westheimer and Dairy Ashford, Houston, Texas.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, August 16th, 2024 at Sugar Creek Baptist Church at 11am in Sugar Land, Texas at their chapel. 13223 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, TX 77468

We welcome all friends and family to join us and share their memories and celebrate his life. The family requests those who wish to express sympathy to consider making a donation in Ben’s memory to Sugar Creek Baptist Church.