Mrs. Esther A. Carpenter, 91, of Fountain Hill died Friday, September 15, 2000, at her residence. A native of Drew County and a resident of the Prairie Grove community in Drew County all her life, she was a homemaker and a member of the Prairie Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marshal Carpenter, in 1998; a son, Garland Carpenter, earlier this year, a daughter, Clotene Carpenter in 1947; her parents, Owen & Mary Mullins Carpenter; five brothers, Horace, Willie, Frank, Owen & Tom Carpenter; and seven sisters, Rosetta Chadwick, Marie Carpenter, Lois Causey, Effie McManus, Mary Carter, Amy & Birdie Carpenter. She is survived by five sons, Ronnie Carpenter of Ladelle, Kenny Carpenter of Hamburg; Mershal D. Carpenter of Crossett; Jimmy C. Carpenter and Billy Randell Carpenter, both of Fountain Hill; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 17, in the Prairie Grove Baptist Church with Revs. Jack Ferguson & Jimmy Bates officiating. Pallbearers were Ricky, Gary, Herbert, Jimmy Ryan & Randell Wade Carpenter, James Martin, Ryan McRae and Herbert Carpenter, Jr. Honorary pallbearers were J.W. Knighten, Clifford Bowden, Bob Lloyd and Macon Causey. Interment followed services at the Prairie Grove Cemetery under the direction of Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg.
Mrs. Esther A. Carpenter, 91, of Fountain Hill died Friday, September 15, 2000, at her residence. A native of Drew County and a resident of the Prairie Grove community in Drew County all her life, she was a homemaker and a member of the Prairie Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marshal Carpenter, in 1998; a son, Garland Carpenter, earlier this year, a daughter, Clotene Carpenter in 1947; her parents, Owen & Mary Mullins Carpenter; five brothers, Horace, Willie, Frank, Owen & Tom Carpenter; and seven sisters, Rosetta Chadwick, Marie Carpenter, Lois Causey, Effie McManus, Mary Carter, Amy & Birdie Carpenter. She is survived by five sons, Ronnie Carpenter of Ladelle, Kenny Carpenter of Hamburg; Mershal D. Carpenter of Crossett; Jimmy C. Carpenter and Billy Randell Carpenter, both of Fountain Hill; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 17, in the Prairie Grove Baptist Church with Revs. Jack Ferguson & Jimmy Bates officiating. Pallbearers were Ricky, Gary, Herbert, Jimmy Ryan & Randell Wade Carpenter, James Martin, Ryan McRae and Herbert Carpenter, Jr. Honorary pallbearers were J.W. Knighten, Clifford Bowden, Bob Lloyd and Macon Causey. Interment followed services at the Prairie Grove Cemetery under the direction of Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg.
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