Former president of the Killeen Independent School District board of trustees, Cecil Carter Sr., 73, 715 Rood, died Tuesday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Thrusday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Ken Andress officiating, assisted by the Rev. Raymond Smith. Burial will be in the Killeen City Cemetery.
Member of a pioneer area family, Carter was born Nov. 21, 1908, in Coryell County, on land which is now part of Fort Hood. He lived all his life in and around Killeen, graduating from Killeen High School and attending the University of Texas. He owned and operated the White's Auto Store prior to his retirement.
Carter served on the school board for nine years, the last five as president, prior to his retirement from the board in 1959.
"It's better to be sure now than be sorry later," was one of Carter's most-used expressions during school board meetings. Enrollment during his tenure on the board increasedd from 970 in 1949 to nearly 5,300 in 1959, and from two school buildings to eight schools. It was during his service on the board that the Killeen and Fort Hood independent school districts were merged in 1953.
Carter also served as a director on the Killeen Industrial Foundation, and on the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce board. He was a member of the board of directors of American State Bank.
He was preceded in death by a son, Larry Wayne Carter.
Survivors include his wife, Vada Lee Carter of Killeen; two sons, Cecil Carter Jr. and Don Carter, both of Killeen; a sister, Mildred Cloud of Killeen; a brother S.E. Carter of Temple; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Gordon Adams, Orval Bay, John Able, Gene Hallmark, Frank Gault, Charles Cosper, David Smith and Roland Fuller. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the C.R. Clements' Sunday School Class.
Harper-Talasek Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Killeen Daily Herald 8/25/1982
Services will be at 4 p.m. Thrusday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Ken Andress officiating, assisted by the Rev. Raymond Smith. Burial will be in the Killeen City Cemetery.
Member of a pioneer area family, Carter was born Nov. 21, 1908, in Coryell County, on land which is now part of Fort Hood. He lived all his life in and around Killeen, graduating from Killeen High School and attending the University of Texas. He owned and operated the White's Auto Store prior to his retirement.
Carter served on the school board for nine years, the last five as president, prior to his retirement from the board in 1959.
"It's better to be sure now than be sorry later," was one of Carter's most-used expressions during school board meetings. Enrollment during his tenure on the board increasedd from 970 in 1949 to nearly 5,300 in 1959, and from two school buildings to eight schools. It was during his service on the board that the Killeen and Fort Hood independent school districts were merged in 1953.
Carter also served as a director on the Killeen Industrial Foundation, and on the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce board. He was a member of the board of directors of American State Bank.
He was preceded in death by a son, Larry Wayne Carter.
Survivors include his wife, Vada Lee Carter of Killeen; two sons, Cecil Carter Jr. and Don Carter, both of Killeen; a sister, Mildred Cloud of Killeen; a brother S.E. Carter of Temple; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Gordon Adams, Orval Bay, John Able, Gene Hallmark, Frank Gault, Charles Cosper, David Smith and Roland Fuller. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the C.R. Clements' Sunday School Class.
Harper-Talasek Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Killeen Daily Herald 8/25/1982
Former president of the Killeen Independent School District board of trustees, Cecil Carter Sr., 73, 715 Rood, died Tuesday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Thrusday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Ken Andress officiating, assisted by the Rev. Raymond Smith. Burial will be in the Killeen City Cemetery.
Member of a pioneer area family, Carter was born Nov. 21, 1908, in Coryell County, on land which is now part of Fort Hood. He lived all his life in and around Killeen, graduating from Killeen High School and attending the University of Texas. He owned and operated the White's Auto Store prior to his retirement.
Carter served on the school board for nine years, the last five as president, prior to his retirement from the board in 1959.
"It's better to be sure now than be sorry later," was one of Carter's most-used expressions during school board meetings. Enrollment during his tenure on the board increasedd from 970 in 1949 to nearly 5,300 in 1959, and from two school buildings to eight schools. It was during his service on the board that the Killeen and Fort Hood independent school districts were merged in 1953.
Carter also served as a director on the Killeen Industrial Foundation, and on the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce board. He was a member of the board of directors of American State Bank.
He was preceded in death by a son, Larry Wayne Carter.
Survivors include his wife, Vada Lee Carter of Killeen; two sons, Cecil Carter Jr. and Don Carter, both of Killeen; a sister, Mildred Cloud of Killeen; a brother S.E. Carter of Temple; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Gordon Adams, Orval Bay, John Able, Gene Hallmark, Frank Gault, Charles Cosper, David Smith and Roland Fuller. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the C.R. Clements' Sunday School Class.
Harper-Talasek Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Killeen Daily Herald 8/25/1982
Services will be at 4 p.m. Thrusday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Ken Andress officiating, assisted by the Rev. Raymond Smith. Burial will be in the Killeen City Cemetery.
Member of a pioneer area family, Carter was born Nov. 21, 1908, in Coryell County, on land which is now part of Fort Hood. He lived all his life in and around Killeen, graduating from Killeen High School and attending the University of Texas. He owned and operated the White's Auto Store prior to his retirement.
Carter served on the school board for nine years, the last five as president, prior to his retirement from the board in 1959.
"It's better to be sure now than be sorry later," was one of Carter's most-used expressions during school board meetings. Enrollment during his tenure on the board increasedd from 970 in 1949 to nearly 5,300 in 1959, and from two school buildings to eight schools. It was during his service on the board that the Killeen and Fort Hood independent school districts were merged in 1953.
Carter also served as a director on the Killeen Industrial Foundation, and on the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce board. He was a member of the board of directors of American State Bank.
He was preceded in death by a son, Larry Wayne Carter.
Survivors include his wife, Vada Lee Carter of Killeen; two sons, Cecil Carter Jr. and Don Carter, both of Killeen; a sister, Mildred Cloud of Killeen; a brother S.E. Carter of Temple; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Gordon Adams, Orval Bay, John Able, Gene Hallmark, Frank Gault, Charles Cosper, David Smith and Roland Fuller. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the C.R. Clements' Sunday School Class.
Harper-Talasek Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Killeen Daily Herald 8/25/1982
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