Archie Canter

CANTER, Archie Mack, 70, of Petersburg, formerly of Richmond, died on Monday, November 23, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Norma Brewer Canter; his first wife, Evelyn Smith Canter; son, Glenn Thomas; and a grandson, Patrick Neil Palmer. Archie graduated from Missouri Baptist College in 1973. He was a member of Livingstone Baptist Church in Petersburg and a former member of Sovereign Grace Church in Glen Allen. He is survived by his wife, Jeannette Canter; children, John Montoya, Larry Thomas, Joan Thomas Maslow and her husband, Irvin, and Michael Thomas; grandchildren, Dawn Palmer, Chad Palmer, Jacob Montoya, Amber Montoya, Maria Rose Montoya, Shelby Swayzee and her husband, Jason, and Jordan Thomas; great-granddaughter, Autumn Swayzee; and good friends, Don and Patsy Elloitt. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Livingstone Baptist Church, 5732 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, Va. 23803. Burial will follow at Smith's Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family is being served by the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service, where condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com.



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