Gerald Lee “Jack” CarterAge: 83 years1931–2015
- Name
- Gerald Lee “Jack” Carter
- Given names
- Gerald Lee
- Surname
- Carter
- Nickname
- Jack
Shared note: Merl C Carter Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | July 27, 1931 19 18 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | James Ellsworth Carter August 24, 1934 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | April 25, 1940 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 10 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Worley Jones April 20, 1947 (Age 15 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1950 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 18 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 14 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Grace Olive Hall January 5, 1977 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a father | Merl Cephus Carter April 27, 1982 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a mother | Blanch Marie Jones March 20, 1997 (Age 65 years) |
| Obituary | Gerald L Carter Obituary and Family Listing January 28, 2015 (Age 83 years) Shared note: Gerald L Carter Obituary and Family Listing |
 Death | February 27, 2015 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Union Mills Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
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Merl Cephus Carter Birth: November 10, 1911 43 39 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: April 27, 1982 — Hamlet, Starke, Indiana, United States |
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Blanch Marie Jones Birth: September 17, 1912 26 19 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: March 20, 1997 — Michigan City, LaPorte, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: February 19, 1931 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Gerald Lee “Jack” Carter Birth: July 27, 1931 19 18 — Lucerne, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: February 27, 2015 — LaPorte, LaPorte, Indiana, United States |
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Merl Cephus Carter - Household
Lucerne, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Merl Cephus Carter - Household
Union, LaPorte, Indiana, United States
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| Obituary | Gerald L Carter Obituary and Family Listing
Gerald L. “Jack” Carter, 83 of Union Mills, passed away Friday, January 27, 2015 in LaPorte.
He was born July 27, 1931 in Lucerne, Indiana to Meryl C. and Blanch (Jones) Carter. On June 1, 1957, he married Judith E. Escher who survives.
Also surviving are his children, Bruce A. Carter of South Bend, Jack J. (Sheri) Carter of Union Mills, Brenda L. (Carter) Harshman of Union Mills, eight grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Gerald was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter-in-law, Soji O’Connor.
He was a Korean War veteran, a member of the Hanna United Methodist Church and the Union Mills American Legion Post #295.
He was a quality control technician for Whirlpool in LaPorte before retiring in 1995.
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| Name | Blanch M Carter (nee Jones) Obituary and Family Listing
Blanch M. Carter
Sept 17, 1912-March 20, 1997
Blanch M. Carter. 84, of County Road 300 W., died Thursday in Countryside Place Nursing Home, LaPorte.
Survivors include a son, Gerald "Jack" of Union Mills; and two brothers, Garl D. -Bud" Jones of Royal Center and W. Wayne Jones of Calvert City, Ky.
Graveside services were held with Newhard Funeral Home handling arrangements.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120212945/blanch_marie_carter
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| Name | Merl C Carter Obituary and Family Listing
Merl C. Carter
HAMLET
Merl C. Carter, 70, of Rt. 1, died Tuesday in his home. He was born on Nov. 11, 1911. in Fulton County. On Feb. 19, 1931, in Kewanna, he married Blanche Marie Jones, who survives.
Other survivors include a son, Gerald (Jack) of Union Mills; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
He was retired as a security officer for the Indiana State Prison, Michigan City.
Services were in the Weaver Funeral Home. Rev. David Hogsett, pastor of the Hanna United Methodist Church, officiating.
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