Evelyn Ruth Carpenter, age 82, of Morristown, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare Services. She was a member of Old Spruce Pine Baptist Church in Mooresburg. Preceding her in death were her husband, LD Carpenter; father, Paul Fortner; and mother, Cecil Gilliam. Survivors include her son, Randy (Joyce) Carpenter of Mooresburg; brother, Oscar “Bud” Fortner of Temperance, MI; sisters, Vera Ann Greene of Bean Station and Rose Trent of MI; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends in the Chapel of Stubblefield Funeral Home on Thursday, May 17, 2018 from 6 – 8:00 p.m. Funeral services to follow at 8:00 p.m. with Rev. Bill Johnson and Rev. Ivan Cook officiating. Family and friends will meet in Carpenter Family Cemetery in Mooresburg at 9:45 a.m. for a 10:00 a.m. graveside service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to the charity of your choice. Arrangements by Stubblefield Funeral Home