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Bobby Cartner Obituary
WOODLEAF--Mr. Bobby Ray Cartner, 90, of Woodleaf, passed away peacefully at the Kiser Hospice house in Salisbury on Wednesday April 2, 2025.
He was born on October 21, 1934, to the late Arnold Ray and Elsie Mae Rodden Cartner. He was educated in the Rowan County school system and Rowan-Cabarrus community college. At the age of 16, he took on the responsibility of caring for his mother, brother, and sister when his father died of injuries resulting from an automobile accident. In 1995, he retired from Gilliam Furniture Company which later became Thomasville Upholstery in Statesville. Affectionately known as “The Tractor Man”, in 1989, he founded the Old Time Tractor Puller's Association (OTTPA) where he served as president until 2004. While in good health, he was actively involved in The Scotch Irish Fire Department and a member of The Corinth Church of Christ.
He was married to Rachel Boger Cartner for 62 years until her death in 2018. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Harold Cartner.
Left to cherish his memory are his sister, Hilda Webb of Salisbury; daughter, Sherri and husband, Steve Agner of Pittsboro; granddaughter, Laurel Cohen and fiance, Mark Overby of Florida; grandson, Daniel Cohen and wife, Marissa of Pittsboro; and great-grandsons, Jackson and Carter Cohen.
A special thank you to Johnsie Wilson, Maxine and Rob Penry, and their family, along with the staff of Novant and The Kiser Hospice house for the loving care he received the past three years.
A celebration of a life well lived will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at Eaton Funeral Chapel, with Mr. R.D. McDaniel leading the service, and will continue to burial at The Corinth Church of Christ Cemetery. The family will welcome friends beginning at 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
In addition to tractors, he loved all animals, so in lieu of flowers, donations may be considered for The Rowan County Animal Shelter or The North Carolina Zoo.
Online condolences may be made at eatonfuneralservice.com.
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