Obituary of Rachel Howard Carter ~ 1945
Source: Onslow County News and Views Feb 27 1945
Mrs. Rachel H. Carter, Richlands Resident, Passes at Home
Mrs. Rachel Howard Carter, 80, of Richlands, grandmother of Dr. William
Howard Carter, pastor of the Tabernacle Church in Goldsboro, died Wednesday
night at her home following an illness that resulted from a fall several
weeks ago.
Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at the Richlands Christian
Church by the pastor, the Rev. G. H. Hamlin, and the Rev. Mr. Crow,
Methodist minister. Her grandson, Dr. Carter, delivered the eulogy.
Interment was in the Carter Memorial Cemetery in Richlands.
Mrs. Carter was the former Rachel Howard and was the widow of Herring
Carter. She was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church.
Surviving are five sons, H. B. Carter of Selma, Jasper of Greensboro, the
Rev. Arbie of Clinton, Arthur of Richlands, and Burl of Wilmington; four
daughters, Mrs. A. A. Hall of Irwin, Mrs. C. E. Humphrey of Kinston, Route
5, Mrs. Carl Miller of Wilmington and Mrs. James F. Mohn of Richlands; a
large number of grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-
grandchildren. Two deceased children were ministers.
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