Submitted by: Dan Rich
Verna Dean Carter
Feb. 18, 1931 - Sept. 18, 2008
South Bend Tribune 9/23/2008
GRANGER - Verna Dean Carter, 77, of Pelzer, SC, formerly
of Granger, IN, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 18th, at the
residence of her niece in Dowagiac, MI. She was born on February
18, 1931, in Clovis, NM, to the late Dovie (Plott) and
Harry Smith. On March 11, 1989, in South Bend, IN, she
married Gene Carter, who preceded her in death on June 8, 2004.
Mrs. Carter was also preceded in death by a daughter, Paula Hopson;
three sisters, Imogene Muff, Mildred Boling and
Mary Harlen; and by a brother, Paul Smith. Mrs. Carter is
survived by two daughters, Julia Kay (Wayne) Terwilliger
of Farmington Hills, MI, and Tabby (Nanci Cheek) Schultz
of Pelzer, SC; and a son, Roger D. (Nancy) Schultz of
Avon, IN. She had the privilege of being a stepmother to Janis
(Casper) Slisz, Dennis (Judy), Bruce, William J.
and Kevin L. (Carol) Carter. She was a grandmother of 17, a
great-grandmother to 19, and a great-great-grandmother to one.
She is also survived by a sister, Jeanette (Richard) Hall
of Dowagiac, MI. Mrs. Carter was a nurse and was the former owner
of Burger Dairy Store in River Park. She was a member of
Westminster Presbyterian Church, South Bend. Mrs. Carter was a
loving, caring and compassionate person, and will be greatly
missed by all of those whose lives she touched.
Services for Mrs. Carter will be at 1 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 26, in Westminster Presbyterian Church, South Bend,
where friends may call from 11 a.m. until services time. Rev.
Karen Brugler, pastor of the church, will conduct the services.
Burial will be at Highland Cemetery, South Bend. Welsheimer
Family Funeral Homes assisted the family with arrangements. The
family request that memorial contributions be made to the American
Heart Association,
3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674; or to Westminster
Presbyterian Church, 1501 W. Cleveland Road, South Bend, IN
46628.