James Carl Carter – Evansville, Indiana

87-year-old Wayne County native, James Carl Carter, 87, of Evansville, died on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at his home.  He was retired as Sales Manager from General Oil Field Supply Company with stores in IN, IL, KY, and OH.     Jim was a member of the Petroleum Club, Elks Club of Carmi, and a lifelong member of the Liberty Baptist Church in Burnt Prairie, IL.

Jim is survived by his wife of 68 years Helen Kathleen (Pollard) Carter; son Rex (Teri) Carter of Lawrenceburg KY; daughters Ronda (Mark) Corbett and Becky (Rick) Elbrink of Evansville; daughter-in-law Becky Carter of Evansville; grandchildren Senior Officer Joe Allen US Navy, Jessica (Jason) McCord, Chloe Carter, Kristen (Jake) Kuhn, Megan (Dustin) Baker, Lesley (Jeremy) Buley, Austin Carter, and Michael Carter; great-grandchildren Marlana (Joshua) Knapp, Kelsey, Lane, and Dustin Allen, Carter McCord, Alta and Laila Kuhn, Ori Baker, Jesse and Hattie Buley; great great-grandson Landon Knapp; brother Robert Carter and numerous nieces and nephews.  Jim was preceded in death by his oldest son Randy; sisters Hazel, Pauline, and LouEva; brothers Chelsea, Lowell, William, and Donald.

Graveside services for James Carl Carter will be 1 p.m. Friday, April 14 at the Burnt Prairie Cemetery in Burnt Prairie, Ill.

Visitation will be from 4:00 until 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 W. Franklin Street in Evansville where a Celebration of Life service will be held at 7:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Liberty Baptist Church in Grayville or the American Cancer Society in Evansville IN or a charity of your choice.

The Pierre Funeral Home in Evansville, Ind. is in charge of all the arrangements.