December 12, 2007

MARVIN L. CARTER
 

Funeral for Marvin L. Carter, 68, of Los Angeles, Calif., formerly of Rusk, was at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mount Hebron Baptist Church in Henderson with the Rev. Tony Zinnah, the Rev. Jerry Williams and the Rev. George O'Neal officiating. Burial was in Holly Springs Cemetery at Rusk.

Mr. Carter died Nov. 27 in Los Angeles, He was born Sept. 10, 1939, in Rusk to the late Pete and Margreette Lenzy Carter. He graduated from George W. Bradford High School, attended Butler College in Tyler and was a member of Delmar Baptist Church. He served in the Air Force and settled in Los Angeles. He worked for the City of Los Angeles Water and Power Department, retiring as a supervisor in 1995 after more than 30 years. He was a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

He was preceded in death by son, Scott Carter; five brothers, John Wesley Carter, Pete Carter Jr., Travis Carter Sr., Howard Carter and Charles Carter; and sister, Virginia Nunley. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Norma Jean Ellis Carter of Los Angeles; daughter, Farah Carter Spainhour of Atlanta, Ga.; sisters, Geneva Taylor of Dallas, Corine Waggoner of Las Vegas, Nev. and Myrtle Garmon of Henderson; brothers, James Carter of Mineola, George Carter of Atwater, Calif., Tommy Carter of Dallas, and Vernell Carter of Washington, D.C.; one grandson; nieces, nephews and other relatives. Nephews served as pallbearers. Jenkins-Garmon Funeral Home of Henderson was in charge.

Information from The Cherokeean Herald