Co. F 23th O.V.I.

Death of Thomas Carter
At the residence of his youngest son, Charles W., near Patriot, Monday August 12, 1896 at 11 o'clock a.m., Thomas Carter, aged 79 years and 11 days, passed to the beyond. Mr. Carter had been a sufferer from stomach trouble for about twenty-years, yet most of that time he was able to go about and transact some business. His wife died a little over a year ago, since which time he has made his home with his son, Charles, who carefully looked after his comfort and ministered to his wants, during his last sickness.
Deceased was a brother of Judge Robert Carter, of Wigner, who is the only one living of a large family of highly respected pioneers of that part of the county, and is past 81 years of age. Mr. Carter leaves a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn their loss, among them, four sons and three daughters: H. C. Carter and Mrs. E. W. Ecker of ths city, F. M. Carter of Patriot, who was present at the death of his father; Mrs. Harvey Ripley, of Perry township, C. W. Carter, of Cadmus; Mrs. Joseph Wagoner, of Greenfield, Ohio, Mrs. Annie E. Roach, of Waverly, Ohio and Chas W. Carter, before mentioned.
His funeral services took place this Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at Salem church, by Rev. D. S. Jones, Baptist minister of Thurman, burial following by Hayward & Son in the presence of a large congregation of sorrowing friends as he was a strickly moral and honorable man, a member of the Baptist church for twenty-five years past [faded out] his strick honesty and upright [faded out] gained [faded out]

[Note: Buried Salem Cemetery, Perry Twp - Stone reads D. Aug 12, 1895 - Unit Co F 23rd OVI]

Gallipolis Journal
August 13, 1895