Wallace Hampton Carter

1934 - 2015  (80 years)

• Name	Wallace Hampton Carter
  Born	04 May 1934	Raleigh Co. WV
  Gender	Male
  Died	02 Apr 2015	Newark, Delaware
  Buried	Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear, New Castle Co. DE
  	Grave location, obituary and portrait: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=144406761&ref=acom
  Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1940 Census Name: Wallace H Carter Age: 5 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1935 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: West Virginia Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1940: Trap Hill, Raleigh, West Virginia Inferred Residence in 1935: Trap Hill, Raleigh, West Virginia Residence in 1935: Same House Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: None Household Members: Name Age Elisha L Carter 32 Goldie E Carter 26 Verla L Carter 8 Wallace H Carter 5 OBITUARY The News Journal, 31 Mar. 2015 Wallace Hampton Carter was born in Eccles, WV on May 4, 1934 in a coal mining community. He was the first son of Elisha Carter and Goldie Boyd Carter. Wallace was a typical southern boy, hunting, fishing and enjoying the wild mountains of West Virginia. In High School, Wallace played football and basketball. He met the love of his life, Annette Farmer, and they recently celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary. After graduation, he enlisted in the US Navy where he rose to the rank of EM3-Electricians Mate. He served on the USS Laning and loved to tell stories of his days at the sea and on shore patrol. After his honorable discharge from the Navy, he and Annette married and attended Concord College together. While in college, they were blessed with the birth of their son, Michael Elisha, and two years later, a daughter, Lynette. After graduation, the family moved to Newark, DE, where Rebecca was born. Wallace started teaching at Brandywine Jr. High School. He coached football at Elkton High while teaching at Elkton Middle. Wallace ended his teaching career at Cherry Hill Middle. He prided himself that he remembered each and every student throughout his 28 years in education. Pop loved his church and all the people that he encountered. He had a great faith that God will provide for us in all things. He was willing to share whatever he had with those in need. Wallace was preceded in death by Goldie, his mother; Elisha, his father; sister, JoAnn Heffrin of FL; and infant brother, Gerald. Wallace is survived by his wife, Annette Farmer Carter; sister, Sharon Stevens of Cross Lanes, WV; three children: Michael and his wife Janice (Whann) of Newark, Lynette and Dr. John Phillips of Earleville, MD, and Rebecca Carter Boothe and husband, Terry of Newark; six grandchildren that he adored: Shelby Carter, Elisha Carter, Dalton Carter, Faith Nicole Boothe, Jaden Cole Boothe, and Slater Ian Phillips. A visitation will be held from 9:30-11:00 AM on Friday, April 3, 2015 at Calvary Baptist Church, 215 E. Delaware Ave., Newark, DE 19711 followed by a service celebrating Wallace's life at 11:00 AM. Burial with military honors will be at the Delaware Veterans Cemetery, Bear, DE on Tuesday, April 7 at 11:00 am where all are invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Calvary Baptist Church. Funeral Home Strano and Feeley Family Funeral Home 635 Churchmans Road Newark, DE 19702
  Person ID	I33010	Master File
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Elisha L. Carter,   b. ca 1908, Wise Co. VA ,   d. unknown
  Mother	Goldie Elizabeth Boyd,   b. 20 Nov 1913, Wise Co. VA ,   d. 31 Mar 1968, Raleigh Co. WV  (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F13809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annette Farmer
  Children	+ 1. Michael Elisha Carter + 2. Lynette Carter + 3. Rebecca Carter
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016
  Family ID	F13811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart