© Tammie Chada

© by: Sylva Rhodes

Charley F. Carter

Wednesday, October 16, 1974

© Enid, OK. Morning News

Charley F. Carter

Helena, OK. -- Charley Freeburn Carter, 78, died Monday, October 14, 1974, in an Enid, OK. hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, in the Christian Church, Helena, with Rev. Ervin Crain officiating. Interment will be in Good Hope Cemetery, Helena, under the direction of Fossett Funeral Home, Helena.

Carter was born January 12, 1896, in Livonia, Missouri, to David W. and Sarah Hinerman Carter. At the age of 4, he moved with his parents in a covered wagon to a farm north of Helena, Oklahoma Territory. He attended Tucker grade school and served in the Army during WW1. On March 3, 1926, he married Ruth Packard at Medicine Lodge, KS. She preceded him in death January 6, 1973. After their marriage they moved to a farm northeast of Helena and moved to the town of Helena in 1966. He was a member of the American Legion at Goltry, OK.

Survivors include one son, Robert R. Carter, Helena, OK.; two daughters, Mrs. Jack (Sylva) Rhodes, Mesquite, TX., and Mrs. T.P. (Dorotha) Woodford, Helena, OK.; one brother, Virge Carter, Cherokee, OK.; one sister, Mrs. Orpha Morgan, Carmen, OK.; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

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