Ross Carter

CARTER, Ross L., 91, of Highland Springs, passed away Friday, September 3, 2010. He was a WWII veteran, serving in the Army Air Corps/Air Force. He served as director of charities with the Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia and retired after 20 years and had 40 years of service as an executive with United Airlines. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Nadine Wyatt Carter; children, Linda Balulis, Janet Carter, Helen Carter-Cantrell (Ron), Ross Carter Jr. and Laura Carter; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; as well as many other loving family and friends. He was a member of the Sandston/ Richmond Rotary, Air Force Association as well as serving as a board member for the Science Museum of Virginia Foundation and the Virginia Aeronautical Aviation Museum. The family will receive friends from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, September 11 at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., where a memorial service will be held immediately following the visitation at 1 p.m. Inurnment will follow at a later date at City View Cemetery, Salem, Oregon. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Henrico Rescue Squad, Sandston, Va. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Henrico Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 911, Sandston, Va. 23150



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