John Thomas Carter, planter and veteran of World War I, died at his home at Itta Bena on Friday morning, January 29, after an illness of several months. Services were held on January 30 from the First Baptist church in Itta Bena, the pastor, the Rev. W. Otis Seal, officiating, with interment in the Itta Bena cemetery.
Mr. Carter, 60, was born in Montgomery County, the son of the late Michael Franklin and Margaret Alexander Carter, who were, among the earliest settlers of this area. He was a member of the First Baptist church of Itta Bena, serving as active deacon, and in official and teaching positions of the Sunday School and Training Union. All who knew him paid loving tribute to him and five brethren were eloquent in their simplicity, publicly attested to his devotion to family, his business integrity, compassion for the needy and love for his neighbor and country.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lola Hammond Carter; one son, Mike Carter of Greenwood; two daughters, Mrs. Joe Cobb of Itta Bena and Mrs. Rufus Nimmons of Seneca, South Carolina; five grandchildren; one brother, O. B. Carter, of Greenville, four sisters, Mrs. L. B. Austin, Mrs. G. A, Carwile, Mrs. S. L. Biggers of Winona and Mrs. J. W. Stovall of Memphis, Tennessee and a host of other relatives and friends.
The Winona Times Page 2
Winona, MS
February 5, 1954
Mr. Carter, 60, was born in Montgomery County, the son of the late Michael Franklin and Margaret Alexander Carter, who were, among the earliest settlers of this area. He was a member of the First Baptist church of Itta Bena, serving as active deacon, and in official and teaching positions of the Sunday School and Training Union. All who knew him paid loving tribute to him and five brethren were eloquent in their simplicity, publicly attested to his devotion to family, his business integrity, compassion for the needy and love for his neighbor and country.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lola Hammond Carter; one son, Mike Carter of Greenwood; two daughters, Mrs. Joe Cobb of Itta Bena and Mrs. Rufus Nimmons of Seneca, South Carolina; five grandchildren; one brother, O. B. Carter, of Greenville, four sisters, Mrs. L. B. Austin, Mrs. G. A, Carwile, Mrs. S. L. Biggers of Winona and Mrs. J. W. Stovall of Memphis, Tennessee and a host of other relatives and friends.
The Winona Times Page 2
Winona, MS
February 5, 1954
John Thomas Carter, planter and veteran of World War I, died at his home at Itta Bena on Friday morning, January 29, after an illness of several months. Services were held on January 30 from the First Baptist church in Itta Bena, the pastor, the Rev. W. Otis Seal, officiating, with interment in the Itta Bena cemetery.
Mr. Carter, 60, was born in Montgomery County, the son of the late Michael Franklin and Margaret Alexander Carter, who were, among the earliest settlers of this area. He was a member of the First Baptist church of Itta Bena, serving as active deacon, and in official and teaching positions of the Sunday School and Training Union. All who knew him paid loving tribute to him and five brethren were eloquent in their simplicity, publicly attested to his devotion to family, his business integrity, compassion for the needy and love for his neighbor and country.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lola Hammond Carter; one son, Mike Carter of Greenwood; two daughters, Mrs. Joe Cobb of Itta Bena and Mrs. Rufus Nimmons of Seneca, South Carolina; five grandchildren; one brother, O. B. Carter, of Greenville, four sisters, Mrs. L. B. Austin, Mrs. G. A, Carwile, Mrs. S. L. Biggers of Winona and Mrs. J. W. Stovall of Memphis, Tennessee and a host of other relatives and friends.
The Winona Times Page 2
Winona, MS
February 5, 1954
Mr. Carter, 60, was born in Montgomery County, the son of the late Michael Franklin and Margaret Alexander Carter, who were, among the earliest settlers of this area. He was a member of the First Baptist church of Itta Bena, serving as active deacon, and in official and teaching positions of the Sunday School and Training Union. All who knew him paid loving tribute to him and five brethren were eloquent in their simplicity, publicly attested to his devotion to family, his business integrity, compassion for the needy and love for his neighbor and country.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lola Hammond Carter; one son, Mike Carter of Greenwood; two daughters, Mrs. Joe Cobb of Itta Bena and Mrs. Rufus Nimmons of Seneca, South Carolina; five grandchildren; one brother, O. B. Carter, of Greenville, four sisters, Mrs. L. B. Austin, Mrs. G. A, Carwile, Mrs. S. L. Biggers of Winona and Mrs. J. W. Stovall of Memphis, Tennessee and a host of other relatives and friends.
The Winona Times Page 2
Winona, MS
February 5, 1954
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