Susan Johnson Carter

Susan Johnson Carter

Susan Johnson Carter Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on May 5, 2025.
Susan Katherine Johnson Carter, 78, of Gainesville, Florida passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Susan was born on August 23,1946 to Charles Willis Johnson and Jo Harold Johnson. Susan graduated from Huntsville High School in 1964. She worked as a programmer at Intergraph Corporation, with assignments in Alabama, Washington D.C., California, and Florida. Susan enjoyed spending time with her granddaughter and great grandchildren. Susan was a member of First United Methodist Church in Huntsville, Alabama.

Susan was preceded in death by her parents and her son Minor Lee Carter III of Largo, Florida.

Susan is survived by her granddaughter Brianna L. Chatterton-Carter (Michael Peralta, fiancé) and her two great grandchildren, Elijah Peralta and Melanie Peralta of St. Petersburg, Florida, her brother John C. Johnson, Huntsville, Alabama, her sisters Karen Johnson Wolfsheimer (Frank) of Micanopy, Florida and Jo Anne Johnson Clower (Cameron) of Birmingham, Alabama, her nephews Chandler Clower, Graysville, Alabama and Jonathan Clower of Birmingham, Alabama.

There will be a private family service.

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