Charlie Carter

CARTER, Charlie Franklin, 89, of Shacklefords, passed away Monday, May 31, 2010. Charlie was in the Army, was a World War II veteran and later served in the Military Police. Charlie was an energetic man who worked all of the time, even throughout his retirement years. For the past 20 years he enjoyed traveling the country in his motor home with his wife. Charlie was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Alice Carter; one sister, Dorothy Marshall; and one brother, Walter Harding Carter. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Fay; two sons, Freddie Carter (Mary E.) of Gloucester and C.F. Carter (Monetti) of King and Queen; two daughters, Patricia C. Via (Louis) of King William and Nancy Turner (Jeff Bieber) of New Kent; two sisters, Jean Brown and Marjorie Smith, both of King and Queen; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, June 4, 2010 at the Vincent Funeral Home 417 11th St., West Point, Va. 23181, with burial in Sunny Slope Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 3, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be made to the West Point Vol. Fire and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box X, West Point, Va. 23181. Tributes may be posted at www.vincentfh.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.