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Michael Lee Carter - Obituary
August 8, 1950 - December 23, 2022
He
is
survived
by
his
devoted,
loving
wife
of
50
years,
Rachel
Elmore
Carter,
three
loving
children,
April
Dawn
Carter
(Bradley),
Aaron
Michael
Carter
(Becky),
Amber
Michelle
Stock
(Karl);
three
grandchildren
T.J.
Larue
(Kelsey)
of
Fort
Spring,
Austin
G.
Workman
(Anna)
and
Kelsie
G.
Workman
(Seth
“Sam”),
both
of
Lewisburg
and
great
grandbaby,
Clara
Dawn
LaRue,
of
Fort
Spring,
and
numerous
other
children
who
thought
of
him
as
pawpaw;
one
brother,
Richard
D.,
of
Ronceverte;
three
sisters,
D.
Joy,
of
Lewisburg,
Joan
C.
Massie,
of
Ronceverte,
and
Patricia
S.
Rothe
of
Lewisburg,
along
with
numerous
nieces
and
nephews.
He
was
retired
from
the
WV
Department
of
Highways
where
he
worked
as
a
Mechanic
for
many
years
and
then as a Shop Foreman. He was an Army veteran.
Funeral
services
by
Wallace
&
Wallace
will
be
held
at
2:00
pm
Wednesday,
December
28th,
2022
at
Rhema
Christian
Center
in
Ronceverte,
WV
with
Reverend
Stewart
Farley
officiating
with
additional
words
from
Joey
Elmore.
Visitation
will
be
at
Rhema
Christian
Center
from
11:00
am
until
2:00
pm.
Pallbearers
will include David Lee, Zach Lee, Lawrence Taylor, Scotty Taylor, John Lephew, and Bradley Sears.
To send flowers
to the family or
plant a tree
in memory of Michael, please visit
our floral store.
Source: Wallace & Wallace
Michael
Lee
Carter,
72
of
Fort
Spring,
passed
peacefully
at
home
after
an
extended
illness
on
December
23rd,
2022.
He
was
surrounded
by
his
wife,
children, grandchildren, and great grandbaby and other loved ones.
Born
on
August
8,
1950,
he
was
the
son
of
the
late
William
Harvey
and
Mary
Arretta
Highlander
Carter
of
Fort
Spring.
He
was
the
youngest
of
14
children.
Michael was a graduate of Alderson High School, class of 1968.
He
was
preceded
in
death
by
his
beloved
dog,
Sadie,
one
great
grandchild,
Kimber
Lynn
LaRue
of
Fort
Spring,
six
brothers,
James
W.,
Harold
B.,
C.
Cletus,
V.
Roy,
Lloyd
A.,
Floyd
A.,
and
three
sisters,
Anna
M.
Bishop,
Marjorie
L.
Fulcher,
and
Phyllis J. Carter.