Lora Carter

Lora was my husband's cousin.. her father and my father-in-law were brothers. It was my pleasure to have known her and communicate with her over the years. I am sad that she has passed, but am so glad that she lived a long and fruitful life. My condolences to her family for their loss. Donna Warner

You could depend on Lora Carter for a pleasantry and a smile anytime across the years of her long life. She shepherded her family through all things aesthetic from cooking, home making, and included her art of carving, basket weaving, photography and the art of living in general. Lora's loss is sad but inevitable, still my condolences to the Carter family and all those who loved and knew her as a touchstone.

My mother and I were members of the Milwaukee Woodcarvers group with Lora. She was an accomplished carver and always generous with her time, encouragement and advice, helping others become better carvers. She was the photographer for the group, documenting everyone´s work, something we now miss. She is missed by all in the group.

I met Lora about 13 years ago when I became a member of the Milwaukie Woodcarvers. Lora was very helpful in getting me started in carving wood-spoons. Lora was the best when it came to carving spoons. I was able to see her collection of spoons on her kitchen wall a few times. I was able to cut out a few spoon blanks for her to carve in the later years. Lora was very helpful in the carving group, making name tags and taking pictures of all the members which we used to identify them when...

Lora was a wonderful and much-loved neighbor. From the day soon after we moved in to our house and she brought us a homemade cake, to the last few times I was able to visit her, she was always generous (tomatoes!), happy to see me, even if she didn´t know who I was. I was always learning new things about her life. I will miss her and think of her often, whenever I look across the street at her home.