Don McCarter
He was born May 7, 1932, in High Point. Donald was the son of the late Roy and Bertie Freeman McCarter.
He served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years and retired in 1970. Donald also served as director of loss prevention with Gulf State Utilities in Beaumont, Texas, and retired from Gulf State in 1997. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Amelia McCarter; two daughters, Donna Rae McCarter of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Sandra McCarter Sheppard and her husband, Ken, of Ormond Beach, Fla.; four sons, Paul Douglas McCarter of Kady, Texas, Franklin Lindsay McCarter and his wife, Vicki, of Lake Norman, Daniel Wayne McCarter and his wife, Dawn, of Austin, Texas, and James Fredrick McCarter and his wife, Denys, of Victoria, Texas; two brothers, William McCarter and Robert McCarter; two sisters, Betty Bryant and Jeannie Craven; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at Ranger United Methodist Church in Murphy. The Rev. Nathan Finsel will officiate. Military graveside rites will be conducted by U.S. Air Force Honor Guard.
Following the service, Ranger United Methodist Church will host a dinner in honor of the McCarter family.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of Donald McCarter to Valley River Humane Society, P.O. Box 658, Murphy, NC 28906. You may send tributes to the McCarter family at www.mem.com or view other obits at www.townson-rose.com. Townson-Rose Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.