Joseph Earl Carter, son of Arthur Earl Carter and Katie Irene Young Carter, was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, the second child of four.
Joseph (or "Joe" as he referred to himself) went to school in Christian County, and was a 1956 graduate of Lacy High School. He was drafted into the US Army where he trained at Fort Monroe, but saw no active duty. In 1965 he began work at United Parcel Service, which at the time serviced only half of the United States.
Joe married and in 1976 he and the family were transferred to Kansas. They spent many years in Wichita, Sedgwick County, where Joe rose through the ranks to District Manager. In 1981, Joe signed paperwork taking possession of the very first planes UPS ever acquired - from Braniff Airlines, which had gone bankrupt. The purchase passed through Wichita thanks to local legislation favoring the aeronautics industry. Joe took early retirement for health reasons in 1989.
He was the father of one daughter. His survivors include two siblings and many nieces and nephews. His brother Bobby Nelson Carter, Sr. [1940 - 2009] is buried in Fuller Cemetery, Crofton.
Joe's grandparents were Eddie Lee Young and Martha Louranie Oglesby as well as Charles Arthur and Ester Vestie King Carter.
Through Ester's King, Mims and Poor ancestors, Joe was a descendant of Dr. John Woodson and his wife Sarah Winston, among the earliest arrivals to the Virginia settlement at Jamestown in 1619. John Woodson, Joe Carter's eighth great grandfather, was schooled at Oxford and arrived on the ship "George" with colonial Governor George Yeardley. As part of this Woodson line, Joe was second cousin twice removed to famous outlaw Jesse Woodson James. He was also cousin to Fountain Branch Carter, who built what's now Carter House Museum in Franklin, TN.
A Kentucky colonel, Joe never forgot his roots and loved country music and University of Kentucky basketball. He was an avid race car fan and attended the Indy 500 and Daytona 500. He was an avid golfer, fisherman and water skier. In later years, his favorite pastimes included hobby farming and having lunch with friends at "the Woodshed," Hopkinsville. He is survived by one daughter.
Joseph (or "Joe" as he referred to himself) went to school in Christian County, and was a 1956 graduate of Lacy High School. He was drafted into the US Army where he trained at Fort Monroe, but saw no active duty. In 1965 he began work at United Parcel Service, which at the time serviced only half of the United States.
Joe married and in 1976 he and the family were transferred to Kansas. They spent many years in Wichita, Sedgwick County, where Joe rose through the ranks to District Manager. In 1981, Joe signed paperwork taking possession of the very first planes UPS ever acquired - from Braniff Airlines, which had gone bankrupt. The purchase passed through Wichita thanks to local legislation favoring the aeronautics industry. Joe took early retirement for health reasons in 1989.
He was the father of one daughter. His survivors include two siblings and many nieces and nephews. His brother Bobby Nelson Carter, Sr. [1940 - 2009] is buried in Fuller Cemetery, Crofton.
Joe's grandparents were Eddie Lee Young and Martha Louranie Oglesby as well as Charles Arthur and Ester Vestie King Carter.
Through Ester's King, Mims and Poor ancestors, Joe was a descendant of Dr. John Woodson and his wife Sarah Winston, among the earliest arrivals to the Virginia settlement at Jamestown in 1619. John Woodson, Joe Carter's eighth great grandfather, was schooled at Oxford and arrived on the ship "George" with colonial Governor George Yeardley. As part of this Woodson line, Joe was second cousin twice removed to famous outlaw Jesse Woodson James. He was also cousin to Fountain Branch Carter, who built what's now Carter House Museum in Franklin, TN.
A Kentucky colonel, Joe never forgot his roots and loved country music and University of Kentucky basketball. He was an avid race car fan and attended the Indy 500 and Daytona 500. He was an avid golfer, fisherman and water skier. In later years, his favorite pastimes included hobby farming and having lunch with friends at "the Woodshed," Hopkinsville. He is survived by one daughter.
Joseph Earl Carter, son of Arthur Earl Carter and Katie Irene Young Carter, was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, the second child of four.
Joseph (or "Joe" as he referred to himself) went to school in Christian County, and was a 1956 graduate of Lacy High School. He was drafted into the US Army where he trained at Fort Monroe, but saw no active duty. In 1965 he began work at United Parcel Service, which at the time serviced only half of the United States.
Joe married and in 1976 he and the family were transferred to Kansas. They spent many years in Wichita, Sedgwick County, where Joe rose through the ranks to District Manager. In 1981, Joe signed paperwork taking possession of the very first planes UPS ever acquired - from Braniff Airlines, which had gone bankrupt. The purchase passed through Wichita thanks to local legislation favoring the aeronautics industry. Joe took early retirement for health reasons in 1989.
He was the father of one daughter. His survivors include two siblings and many nieces and nephews. His brother Bobby Nelson Carter, Sr. [1940 - 2009] is buried in Fuller Cemetery, Crofton.
Joe's grandparents were Eddie Lee Young and Martha Louranie Oglesby as well as Charles Arthur and Ester Vestie King Carter.
Through Ester's King, Mims and Poor ancestors, Joe was a descendant of Dr. John Woodson and his wife Sarah Winston, among the earliest arrivals to the Virginia settlement at Jamestown in 1619. John Woodson, Joe Carter's eighth great grandfather, was schooled at Oxford and arrived on the ship "George" with colonial Governor George Yeardley. As part of this Woodson line, Joe was second cousin twice removed to famous outlaw Jesse Woodson James. He was also cousin to Fountain Branch Carter, who built what's now Carter House Museum in Franklin, TN.
A Kentucky colonel, Joe never forgot his roots and loved country music and University of Kentucky basketball. He was an avid race car fan and attended the Indy 500 and Daytona 500. He was an avid golfer, fisherman and water skier. In later years, his favorite pastimes included hobby farming and having lunch with friends at "the Woodshed," Hopkinsville. He is survived by one daughter.
Joseph (or "Joe" as he referred to himself) went to school in Christian County, and was a 1956 graduate of Lacy High School. He was drafted into the US Army where he trained at Fort Monroe, but saw no active duty. In 1965 he began work at United Parcel Service, which at the time serviced only half of the United States.
Joe married and in 1976 he and the family were transferred to Kansas. They spent many years in Wichita, Sedgwick County, where Joe rose through the ranks to District Manager. In 1981, Joe signed paperwork taking possession of the very first planes UPS ever acquired - from Braniff Airlines, which had gone bankrupt. The purchase passed through Wichita thanks to local legislation favoring the aeronautics industry. Joe took early retirement for health reasons in 1989.
He was the father of one daughter. His survivors include two siblings and many nieces and nephews. His brother Bobby Nelson Carter, Sr. [1940 - 2009] is buried in Fuller Cemetery, Crofton.
Joe's grandparents were Eddie Lee Young and Martha Louranie Oglesby as well as Charles Arthur and Ester Vestie King Carter.
Through Ester's King, Mims and Poor ancestors, Joe was a descendant of Dr. John Woodson and his wife Sarah Winston, among the earliest arrivals to the Virginia settlement at Jamestown in 1619. John Woodson, Joe Carter's eighth great grandfather, was schooled at Oxford and arrived on the ship "George" with colonial Governor George Yeardley. As part of this Woodson line, Joe was second cousin twice removed to famous outlaw Jesse Woodson James. He was also cousin to Fountain Branch Carter, who built what's now Carter House Museum in Franklin, TN.
A Kentucky colonel, Joe never forgot his roots and loved country music and University of Kentucky basketball. He was an avid race car fan and attended the Indy 500 and Daytona 500. He was an avid golfer, fisherman and water skier. In later years, his favorite pastimes included hobby farming and having lunch with friends at "the Woodshed," Hopkinsville. He is survived by one daughter.
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