Mildred Thetford Carter

Mrs. Mildred Thetford Carter, (Mrs. M.P.), a well known matron of Ellisville and Brandon died at Brandon Court on Sunday, September 6, 2009. She was born in Jefferson County, Mississippi, on February 11, 1916.
Visitation will be tonight from 5 until 8 p.m. at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon with a celebration of her home going being at First Baptist Church of Brandon (College Street Location) at 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2009, with Dr. Alan Woodward officiating. The interment service will be at Ellisville Cemetery in Ellisville, MS at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday.
She graduated from Hillman Junior College in Clinton, Mississippi and then completed her education at Mississippi Southern College (now USM) in Hattiesburg. She enjoyed being a member of the college choir and served as president of Baptist Student Union during her senior year.
Mrs. Carter taught high school English in the Jones County School System for 31 years and in her retiring years devoted her life to her church, family, community and friends. During her active years, she spent her time and talents teaching 10th grade English and coaching plays, sponsoring youth clubs and one of her favorite hobbies was assisting young couples with their weddings.
After her husband's death in 1985, she moved to Brandon and continued her faithfulness to God through the First Baptist Church of Brandon in many and varied capacities. She was a firm believer in stewardship and gave not only her tithe but her time and talents as well.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Milton Pearson Carter; her parents, Preston Z. and Ivy Kelly Thetford; her brother, Kelly Thetford and wife, Dorothy; sister, Gertrude T. Walker and husband, Vardy; sister, Estelle T. Callahan and husband, Eli; sister, Mary Maude T. Jordan and husband, Hubert, Jr.; and her brother-in-law, W.S. Dyer.
In addition to her daughter, Cynthia and husband, Joe Turner of Brandon, MS, Mrs. Carter is survived by her son, Ronald (Ron) and his wife, Vicki Helms Carter of East Orange, NJ; granddaughter, Logan B. Carter of New York, New York; grandsons, Joe Milton Turner and his wife, Rosemary of Atlanta, GA, and Walter M. Turner of Sylva, NC; two great grandchildren, Hayley Turner and Preston Turner of Atlanta, GA; and her youngest sister, Mrs. Marguriette T. Dyer of Haughton, Louisiana. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
The family wishes to thank all who have assisted her in countless ways with her loving and tender care and prayers during her illness.
Memorials may be made to the M.P. Carter Scholarship Fund, Jones County Junior College, 900 S. Court Street, Ellisville, MS 39437 or First Baptist Church of Brandon, Senior Ministries, 309 S. College Street, Brandon, MS or to a charity of your choice.