Mary Carter Obituary

LONE OAK — Graveside services for Mary Elizabeth Carter, 90, of Point are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at Hooker Cemetery with Rev. Danny Calk officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home of Lone Oak.Mrs. Carter passed away June 20, 2009 in Dallas. She was born March 6, 1919 in Dallas. She had spent the last 40 years in the Lake Tawakoni area. She had been or was a member of Memorial Christian Church of Dallas, Central Christian Church of Texarkana and Lone Oak Christian Church. She worked as a loan officer for Southern Trust and Mortgage in Dallas and as secretary for Ivan Alexander – Attorney at Law in Emory. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Osler Richmond Carter; and 2 sisters, Kathryn Griffin and Gene Marlow.Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ray Carter of Point and Milton and Susan Carter of Quitman; three daughters and a son-in-law, Judy Palmore of Texarkana, AR, Mary Lou and Kenny McGee of Tucson, AZ, and Shelly Carlson of East Tawakoni; 16 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.The grandsons will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at the funeral home.