Mary N. Carter

CARTER, Miss Mary N., died at Johnston-Willis Hospital on Sunday, September 5, 2010, following a massive stroke. She was born in Sandy Hook, Virginia, on March 21, 1923. Moving to Richmond at an early age, she attended the public schools and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. Afterwards, she was educated at Mary Washington College. Miss Carter worked for the Life Insurance Company of Virginia until she retired to care for her aging parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Carter. Miss Carter's interests were many and varied: serving in different capacities at Tabernacle Baptist Church; traveling throughout the world; gardening; babysitting; and doing needlework of all kinds. In recent years, Miss Carter enjoyed life at Spring Arbor of Salisbury Residential Assisted Living in Midlothian, Virginia, where she kept busy with her friends at worship services, musical programs, exercise classes, baking activities, and afternoon teas. Her loving, sweet, gentle, and generous spirit blessed all those who knew her. They are included as survivors along with her family: Caralie Brown; Diana Chandler and sons, Robert and Michael; Elizabeth N. Clements and daughters, Mary Anne and Carolyn, grandchildren Edward, Casey, Melissa, Christina, and Brittany and seven great-grandchildren; Steve and Nancye Gaj and son, Carter; Beanie Kelly and children, Paul and Caran; Roland and Louise Metcalf and children, Kimberly and Benson; and Helen Parrish. A memorial service was held at Spring Arbor of Salisbury, 14001 Turnberry Lane, in Midlothian, Virginia, on Monday, September 13 at 4 p.m. A private burial was held at Riverview Cemetery in Richmond. Memorial contributions may be made to Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens.


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