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Anita Carter
Birth: Mar. 31, 1933
Maces Spring
Scott County
Virginia, USA
Death: Jul. 29, 1999
Hendersonville
Sumner County
Tennessee, USA

Country Musician. Born in Maces Spring, Virginia, she was a member of country music's most popular family, the Carter Family Singers. Anita Carter found success on her own doing duets and as a folk solo act during the early 1950s to late 1960s. Her hits included "Bluebird Island", "Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts", "Busted" and "I'm Gonna Leave You". In the 1970s, she paired up with Waylon Jennings and made appearances with the Carter Family. She passed away in Hendersonville, Tennessee. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) 
 
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 Parents:
  Ezra Carter (1898 - 1975)
  Maybelle Addington Carter (1909 - 1978)
 
 Spouse:
  Allen Dale Potter (1929 - 1996)*
 
*Calculated relationship

 
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Burial:
Hendersonville Memory Gardens
Hendersonville
Sumner County
Tennessee, USA
Plot: Garden of Matthew, Buried with her mother
 
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Record added: Aug 23, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 6168
Anita Carter
Added by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
 
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Thinking of and missing you today, as with so many days. The beauty of God's gift was made manifest in every note you sang. I'll never forget you, Anita.
- David Massie
 Added: Jun. 13, 2013

- KID0FTHE80S
 Added: May. 15, 2013

- Aunt Bee on the porch in Mayberry
 Added: May. 10, 2013
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