Alice Eldridge Carterand Oliver Granville Carter,
Limestone County.
He entered Heavenly rest Sept.19, 2017.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Redding Carter;
daughter, Jan Clemons (John); granddaughters, Julie
Huismann (Scott), Katie Shell (Kyle); great-granddaughter,
Emmie Ruth Shell; brothers, JV Carter
and Bobby Carter; sister, Opal Sewell.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II
– Pacific theater, Third Fleet, USS Flusser & USS Fitch.
Naval missions were supply & R&R convoys in
the South Pacific and mine sweeping to accompany the
USS Missouri into Tokyo Bay for the 1945 surrender
of Japan. He was a member
of Austinville Church of Christ in Decatur. He loved
playing golf and Alabama football. One of his favorite
memories was winning the 1980 Decatur Country Club
Golf Championship.
Visitation will be Friday,Sept. 22, 2017 at 10 a.m. at
Roselawn Funeral Home.
Graveside service will follow
at 11 a.m. at Roselawn
Cemetery.
