Pat graduated from Classen High School & in July 1950 married Bobby Carter in Oklahoma City at Trinity Baptist Church. A homemaker most of her life, she was an excellent seamstress & Pat's passion was for making intricate & beautiful clothing for her daughter and granddaughters. She worked for the Appaloosa Horse Club in OKC, was on the Board of Directors for Sooner Saddle Club, & was a member of her local home extension group for many years. She & husband Bobby owned & operated Carter's House of Lights for 5 years & were partners for 58 years in Carter-Maxwell Auto Service, which later developed into a major Goodyear racing tire distributorship.
Pat is survived by daughter, Debby Letham & husband John; son, Robby Carter & wife Rhonda McMurtrey; grandchildren, Dede Haws, Richenda (Gary) Parker, Lindsey (Jason) Burchfield, & Kaitlyn (AJ) Prebensen; great-grandchildren, Dillon, Tanner, & Kayte Beckelheimer, Maxwell Parker, & Brandin Haws; brother-in-law, Lem Apala; sister-in-law, Billie Gardner; 4 nephews; & 2 nieces. Pat & her family have been blessed tremendously with love and care for Pat from Teresa Gutierrez & family, Rolanda Derr, & Linda Collum to whom they will be forever grateful.
Pat's parents & her husband Bobby predeceased her as well as sister Juanita Apala, niece Kathy Apala Trammell, business partners Jerry & Beverly Maxwell, & long-time friends Jimmy & Ada Mae Hawkins.
Memorial service will be Fri, Feb 16, 2018, at 2 pm at Guardian West Funeral Chapel, 41st & N MacArthur, Warr Acres, OK. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to OMRF, 825 NE 13th St, OKC, OK 73104.
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