W. C. “Bill” Carter, 96 of Greenville, passed away June 15, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Wednesday at the chapel of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home with Rev. Danny Gandy officiating. Burial will follow at Memoryland Memorial Park. Visitation will be Wednesday from 12 noon until the time of service at the funeral home.
Bill was born on March 20, 1917 in the Wieland Community to John Henry and Lestie Lorraine (Thompson) Carter. He married Ethel Edna Randall Goins in October, 1969. Bill was a WWII veteran serving with the U. S. Army Air Corps. with the 40th Airlift Squadron and 317th Airlift Group. He retired from the Texas Youth Council (State of Texas) in 1980. He was of the Church of Christ faith.
He is survived by his daughters, Patricia Vessel and husband Kenneth and Tana Quaid ; grandchildren, Lisa Smith, Dennis Vessel, Todd Vessel, Lynne Pedigo, Jill Thibault, Brandy Barnett and Buddy Quaid; numerous great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers; Roy Carter and Hilton Carter; and sisters, Glenna Mozell Scroggins and Hazel Pauline Greer.
Pallbearers will be Mark Stoute, Jim Eddy, Dewayne Scroggins, and Billy Scroggins.
