Son of Charles Lawrence and Karlie Murray Carter, he married Hilda Wyrick on Mar 10, 1940 in Lawtey, Florida. They had one son.

Obituary from the Tallahassee Democrat, Sept 2, 2005: Charles L. Carter Charles L. Carter, 89, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Ocala. The service will be at 11 a.m. EDT today at Thomasville Road Baptist Church, with burial at Roselawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Alligator Point Mission by the Sea, 28 Carnival Lane, Alligator Point, FL 32346. Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home, Riggins Road Chapel (850-877- 8191) is handling arrangements.
Charlie Carter passed away Wednesday morning while on a trip with his son and daughter-in-law. Charlie was born in Moultrie on Nov. 29, 1915. He was captain of his high-school football team in Miami-Coral Gables before moving to Tallahassee. Charlie graduated from Leon High School, where he played center on the football team, and then attended Presbyterian College on a football scholarship.
While in high school, he received the American Legion Leadership Award. Charlie began his 40-year career in transit as a night man for Tallahassee Transit before working his way to president of Cities Transit Inc. As president of Cities Transit of Florida and Georgia, he operated public transit systems in Tallahassee, Lakeland, Sarasota, Bradenton, Quincy and Albany, Ga., from the late '30s to the mid-'70s and held franchises to operate in Palmetto, Plant City and Waycross, Ga. He tried, but was unsuccessful in negotiating the purchase of Miami Transit in 1960.
In 1970, Charlie obtained an ICC permit to operate charter service in all states. In the late '40s, he brought the first diesel bus to Florida. He founded Coleman GMC in Tallahassee in the late '50s, which he ran for more than 17 years. He also added Coleman Sales, specializing in muffler and exhaust replacement.
Charlie also was a farmer and raised black angus cattle on his Green Oaks Farm. Charlie was active in politics, serving on the inaugural committee for Gov. Fuller Warren and as parade chairman for Hayden Burns. During the late 40s, he helped organize the Florida Bus Association and served as its president.
While involved with the association, he successfully lobbied the Florida Legislature for a four-cent-per-gallon reduction in gas tax for local transit systems. In 1951, he sponsored a safety campaign in several Florida cities with then Gov. Fuller Warren, lending his full support to the program. He also ran for statewide office as candidate for commissioner of the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission.
Charlie's passion was his family. Nothing meant more to him. One of his favorite pastimes was when he and his wife traveled with their grandchildren cross-country in their motor home during the summer. When he was not doing that, he was enjoying them at the summer home on Alligator Point. Holidays were especially important to him, for that was a time for family gatherings.
Charlie always had time for sports, especially Florida State football. He also loved tending his gardens. He was a lifetime member of the Tallahassee Elks Lodge, an honorary member of the Florida Sheriffs Association for 48 years and was very proud to have served as an honorary Leon County Deputy Sheriff.
Survivors include a son, Larry Carter (and wife Margaret); three grandchildren, Leanne Durham (and husband Bill), Sheri Boyce (and husband Ronnie) and John Wyrick Carter (and wife Kristy); a great-grandson, Christopher Harrison; and two sisters, Leone Carey of Ocala and Lillie Belle Thompson of Pembroke Pines.
Charlie was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Hilda.