Edward Douglas Carter

Edward Douglas Carter, of Roanoke, Va., died on Wednesday afternoon, October 28, 2009. Mr. Carter was a United States Army Veteran of World War II, and was a member of the American Legion. He was retired from the Norfolk and Western Railway with 44 years of service. He was a member of Pleasants Lodge #63, A.F. & A.M., Roanoke Scottish Rite Bodies, Kazim Temple where he was an Emeritus member of the Directors Staff, The Royal Order of Jesters, and past president of the Roanoke Valley Shrine Club. He was also a past president of the 200 Club. Mr. Carter had also been a sales representative with the Robert H. Newell, Custom Shirt Makers. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Inez C. Carter; his parents, John W. and Evie S. Carter; a sister, Phyllis Carper; and a brother, John W. Carter. He is survived by his wife, Shirley H. Carter; a sister, Doris C. Halstead, of Princeton, W.Va.; brothersin-law, Marvin S. Harrison and David L. Harrison; sisterin-law, Darlene R. Harrison; one niece; one nephew; and special friend, Malcolm Killgore. Services will be held 2 p.m. on Monday, November 2, 2009, at Oakey's South Chapel on Brambleton Ave. The Rev. Tony Ward will officiate. Interment will follow at Sherwood Memorial Park. Masonic Rites by Pleasants Lodge #63 A.F. & A.M. The family will receive friends at Oakey's South Chapel from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2009, and on Sunday, November 1, 2009. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospitals, c/o Kazim Temple, 628 Campbell Ave., Roanoke, Va. 24016. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel, 540-989-3131.