The funeral service will be held at Ted Dickey Funeral Home at 2128 18th St, Plano, TX 75074 on August 31, 2019 at 1:00 pm. Jeff’s brother-in-law, Zack Thomas will be officiating. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Ted Dickey Funeral Home.
Jeff was born in Dansville, New York on September 11, 1958. He graduated from Dansville high school. After graduation, he served in the US Navy where he was an Electronic Specialist Second Class.
Jeff married Tracie Lackey on June 1, 1985; they were married 34 years.
Jeff worked for Gardinier Communications before he became disabled. As hobbies, he enjoyed intricate model building, photo colorization, and a variety of technical investigations.
Jeff is survived by his wife, Tracie Carpenter and son, Josh Carpenter; parents Chuck Carpenter and Sue Hill; brothers Dana (Marilyn) Carpenter, David (Connie) Carpenter and Brian (Rachel) Carpenter; sisters Cathy (Andy) Cesarz, Dianne Carpenter, and Jean (Zack) Thomas; numerous nieces and nephews, and other family and friends.
Jeff is preceded in death by his stepson Jeremy Lackey, sister Betty Farr, nephew Seth Thomas and his paternal and maternal grandparents.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to The Alpha-1 Foundation.
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