The son of Lilly Kathryn Moran Carver, 95, of Elkins, WV and the late Leslie Ray Carver. He and Mary Frances Heck Carver had a beautiful loving marriage for almost 49 years.
Carver was a 1961 graduate of Clemson University, where he lettered three years in Basketball and Track. He was a member of the Southern Textile Basketball Tournament Hall of Fame and was inducted in the Randolph County WV Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. Upon graduation from Clemson, he served as Head Basketball Coach at Daniel High School, where he coached NBA Hall of Famer "Pistol" Pete Maravich. He served as Human Resource Manager at Applied Engineering in Orangeburg for over 20 years and became part owner during his tenure. He later served as the Human Resource Manager at the Okonite Company in Orangeburg, from its inception until his retirement in 2000. Carver was co-founder, President, and Lifetime Honorary Member of the Midlands Society for Human Resource Management. He was a longterm member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Orangeburg and also attended Cornerstone Community Church in Orangeburg.
The Elkins Intermountain, 27 March 2008:
Donald Keith "Don" Carver, 70, of 497 Hodges Drive, NW, Orangeburg, SC 29118, went to his heavenly home March 24, 2008, in Providence Heart Institute of Columbia, SC.
Mr. Carver was born Jan. 22, 1938, at Elkins, the son of Lilly Kathryn Moran Carver, 95, of Elkins and the late Leslie Ray Carver.
He and Mary Frances Heck Carver had a beautiful loving marriage for almost 49 years.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Heck Carver of Orangeburg, SC; one son, Christian A. (Suzy) Carver Sr. of Lexington, SC; and one daughter, Crystal Carver (Jay) Robinson of St. Matthews, SC. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Christian A. Carver Jr. and Travis Glenn Carver of Lexington, SC, and Lawton Johnson Robinson and Rachel Victoria Robinson of St. Matthews, SC.
He was preceded in death by one brother, William R. (Hope) Carver of Elkins; one sister, Martha Lena (Frank) Magoc of Tarentum, PA; and one brother and sister, who died in infancy.
Carver and his wife, Mary Frances, both graduated from Elkins High School in 1956 and maintained close ties and strong loyalty with their classmates and to Elkins High School and the community. He was a basketball, football and track letterman at Elkins High School playing for Coaches Frank Wymer, Bob Irwin and Richard Simmons. Carver once scored 48 points in a basketball game versus Buckhannon-Upshur High School — a record that still stands today. He was inducted into the Randolph County West Virginia Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992.
Carver was a 1961 graduate of Clemson University, where he lettered three years in Basketball and Track. He was a member of the Southern Textile Basketball Tournament Hall of Fame and was inducted in the Randolph County WV Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. Upon graduation from Clemson, he served as Head Basketball Coach at Daniel High School, where he coached NBA Hall of Famer "Pistol" Pete Maravich. He served as Human Resource Manager at Applied Engineering in Orangeburg for over 20 years and became part owner during his tenure. He later served as the Human Resource Manager at the Okonite Company in Orangeburg, from its inception until his retirement in 2000. Carver was co-founder, President, and Lifetime Honorary Member of the Midlands Society for Human Resource Management. He was a longterm member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Orangeburg and also attended Cornerstone Community Church in Orangeburg.
The Elkins Intermountain, 27 March 2008:
Donald Keith "Don" Carver, 70, of 497 Hodges Drive, NW, Orangeburg, SC 29118, went to his heavenly home March 24, 2008, in Providence Heart Institute of Columbia, SC.
Mr. Carver was born Jan. 22, 1938, at Elkins, the son of Lilly Kathryn Moran Carver, 95, of Elkins and the late Leslie Ray Carver.
He and Mary Frances Heck Carver had a beautiful loving marriage for almost 49 years.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Heck Carver of Orangeburg, SC; one son, Christian A. (Suzy) Carver Sr. of Lexington, SC; and one daughter, Crystal Carver (Jay) Robinson of St. Matthews, SC. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Christian A. Carver Jr. and Travis Glenn Carver of Lexington, SC, and Lawton Johnson Robinson and Rachel Victoria Robinson of St. Matthews, SC.
He was preceded in death by one brother, William R. (Hope) Carver of Elkins; one sister, Martha Lena (Frank) Magoc of Tarentum, PA; and one brother and sister, who died in infancy.
Carver and his wife, Mary Frances, both graduated from Elkins High School in 1956 and maintained close ties and strong loyalty with their classmates and to Elkins High School and the community. He was a basketball, football and track letterman at Elkins High School playing for Coaches Frank Wymer, Bob Irwin and Richard Simmons. Carver once scored 48 points in a basketball game versus Buckhannon-Upshur High School — a record that still stands today. He was inducted into the Randolph County West Virginia Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992.
The son of Lilly Kathryn Moran Carver, 95, of Elkins, WV and the late Leslie Ray Carver. He and Mary Frances Heck Carver had a beautiful loving marriage for almost 49 years.
Carver was a 1961 graduate of Clemson University, where he lettered three years in Basketball and Track. He was a member of the Southern Textile Basketball Tournament Hall of Fame and was inducted in the Randolph County WV Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. Upon graduation from Clemson, he served as Head Basketball Coach at Daniel High School, where he coached NBA Hall of Famer "Pistol" Pete Maravich. He served as Human Resource Manager at Applied Engineering in Orangeburg for over 20 years and became part owner during his tenure. He later served as the Human Resource Manager at the Okonite Company in Orangeburg, from its inception until his retirement in 2000. Carver was co-founder, President, and Lifetime Honorary Member of the Midlands Society for Human Resource Management. He was a longterm member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Orangeburg and also attended Cornerstone Community Church in Orangeburg.
The Elkins Intermountain, 27 March 2008:
Donald Keith "Don" Carver, 70, of 497 Hodges Drive, NW, Orangeburg, SC 29118, went to his heavenly home March 24, 2008, in Providence Heart Institute of Columbia, SC.
Mr. Carver was born Jan. 22, 1938, at Elkins, the son of Lilly Kathryn Moran Carver, 95, of Elkins and the late Leslie Ray Carver.
He and Mary Frances Heck Carver had a beautiful loving marriage for almost 49 years.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Heck Carver of Orangeburg, SC; one son, Christian A. (Suzy) Carver Sr. of Lexington, SC; and one daughter, Crystal Carver (Jay) Robinson of St. Matthews, SC. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Christian A. Carver Jr. and Travis Glenn Carver of Lexington, SC, and Lawton Johnson Robinson and Rachel Victoria Robinson of St. Matthews, SC.
He was preceded in death by one brother, William R. (Hope) Carver of Elkins; one sister, Martha Lena (Frank) Magoc of Tarentum, PA; and one brother and sister, who died in infancy.
Carver and his wife, Mary Frances, both graduated from Elkins High School in 1956 and maintained close ties and strong loyalty with their classmates and to Elkins High School and the community. He was a basketball, football and track letterman at Elkins High School playing for Coaches Frank Wymer, Bob Irwin and Richard Simmons. Carver once scored 48 points in a basketball game versus Buckhannon-Upshur High School — a record that still stands today. He was inducted into the Randolph County West Virginia Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992.
Carver was a 1961 graduate of Clemson University, where he lettered three years in Basketball and Track. He was a member of the Southern Textile Basketball Tournament Hall of Fame and was inducted in the Randolph County WV Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. Upon graduation from Clemson, he served as Head Basketball Coach at Daniel High School, where he coached NBA Hall of Famer "Pistol" Pete Maravich. He served as Human Resource Manager at Applied Engineering in Orangeburg for over 20 years and became part owner during his tenure. He later served as the Human Resource Manager at the Okonite Company in Orangeburg, from its inception until his retirement in 2000. Carver was co-founder, President, and Lifetime Honorary Member of the Midlands Society for Human Resource Management. He was a longterm member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Orangeburg and also attended Cornerstone Community Church in Orangeburg.
The Elkins Intermountain, 27 March 2008:
Donald Keith "Don" Carver, 70, of 497 Hodges Drive, NW, Orangeburg, SC 29118, went to his heavenly home March 24, 2008, in Providence Heart Institute of Columbia, SC.
Mr. Carver was born Jan. 22, 1938, at Elkins, the son of Lilly Kathryn Moran Carver, 95, of Elkins and the late Leslie Ray Carver.
He and Mary Frances Heck Carver had a beautiful loving marriage for almost 49 years.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Heck Carver of Orangeburg, SC; one son, Christian A. (Suzy) Carver Sr. of Lexington, SC; and one daughter, Crystal Carver (Jay) Robinson of St. Matthews, SC. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Christian A. Carver Jr. and Travis Glenn Carver of Lexington, SC, and Lawton Johnson Robinson and Rachel Victoria Robinson of St. Matthews, SC.
He was preceded in death by one brother, William R. (Hope) Carver of Elkins; one sister, Martha Lena (Frank) Magoc of Tarentum, PA; and one brother and sister, who died in infancy.
Carver and his wife, Mary Frances, both graduated from Elkins High School in 1956 and maintained close ties and strong loyalty with their classmates and to Elkins High School and the community. He was a basketball, football and track letterman at Elkins High School playing for Coaches Frank Wymer, Bob Irwin and Richard Simmons. Carver once scored 48 points in a basketball game versus Buckhannon-Upshur High School — a record that still stands today. He was inducted into the Randolph County West Virginia Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992.
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