TEWKSBURY: Charlotte F. (White) Carter, age 97, a resident of Tewksbury for 59 years, died Friday, July 1, 2005 at the Sunny Acres Nursing Home in Chelmsford.
She was the wife of the late Frederick M. Carter, who died December 3, 1980.
Born in Andover on November 5, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Herbert L. and Ina (Baker) White.
Mrs. Carter attended Andover schools and graduated from the former Punchard High School in 1925.
Following graduation, she was employed by Phillips Andover Academy until her marriage in 1933.
During that year she moved to Tewksbury and worked for F.I. Carter & Sons with her late husband and his brothers.
She later co-owned and operated Carter’s Cactus and House Plant Center (now Mahoney’s Too) with her late husband.
Mrs. Carter was a member of the Tewksbury Congregational Church for over 50 years, where she served as the first president of the Friendly Guild and was a member of the Ladies Aid. In addition, she was Past Worthy Matron of the Andover Order of Eastern Star, a founding member of the Tewksbury Garden Club, a Tewksbury Girl Scout Leader and advisory board member for the Order of Rainbow, Wamesit Assembly # 88 of Tewksbury.
Survivors include a son; David B. Carter and his wife Susan of Dracut; a daughter; Deborah (Carter) Bernard and her husband Edward of Knoxville, TN; three grandchildren; Lauren A. Bernard of Deerfield Beach, FL, Shawn M. Kelley of Billerica and Stacey M. Hassan of Quincy; her sister; Marion B. Henderson of Chelmsford.
Mrs. Carter was the sister of the late Winthrop K., Sidney P. and Gertrude B. White
Calling hours Wednesday morning,July 6th from 9-11 a.m. at the FARMER & DEE FUNERAL HOME, 16 LEE ST., TEWKSBURY, followed by her Funeral service to be held at the funeral home. Interment at Tewksbury Cemetery.