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1953
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2011
Chris Carter Obituary
Born Christopher Lamont Carter in Pine Bluff May 13, 1953, a son of the late Billy Ardell and Thelma LaVerne McCrary Carter, he was a 1972 graduate of Southeast Academy in Gould, Ark.
After attending the University of Arkansas at Monticello he worked for Sears for a short time before beginning his railroad career. Joining the Cotton Belt Railroad in Pine Bluff he became a railroad engineer for what is now the Union Pacific Railroad. He was transferred to Texarkana and then back to Pine Bluff where he was currently stationed. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Survivors include his wife, Sharen René Burgess Carter, who he married April 21, 1989, in Texarkana, Texas; sons, Christopher Chase Carter of Texarkana, Ark., and Cody Wayne Hensley of Genoa, Ark.; brother, Ardell Carter and wife, Lynn, of The Woodlands, Texas; sisters, Phyllis Carter, Suzette Rice and husband, Phillip, and Renee Rowe and husband, James, of Pine Bluff; grandson, Christopher Aiden Carter; and many nieces and nephews.
Services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son in Pine Bluff with the Reverend Todd Howard officiating.
Committal services are at 3 p.m. at Chapelwood Cemetery near Texarkana.
Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Robinson's.
Memorials are requested to the American Red Cross of Faulkner County, 1301 Museum Rd., Conway, AR 72032.
Online register: ralphrobinsonandson.com
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Loretta Herndon
May 5, 2011
So Sorry to hear about your Lose Our Prays and thoughts are with you and sending you Our Love.
Woody and Loretta
Jeany Lynn-Williamson
May 3, 2011
Sharon I am so sorry for your loss...I know words are never enough. Just know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Love ya girl and miss you lots too!
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