Fern S. Carter

Fern S. Carter, 81, of Sulphur, passed away July 21, 2011, in a local nursing home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 25, 2011, at 10 a.m.at Maplewood First Baptist Church with Rev. Ronnie Burke officiating. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines South in Carlyss, LA, under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Sunday, July 24, 2011, from 5-9 p.m. in the funeral home. Fern, a native of Wills Point, TX, and a longtime Sulphur resident, was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. A devoted Christian, Fern was a member of Maplewood First Baptist Church. She taught at E.K. Key Elementary School until her retirement. Fern loved to quilt and was a member of the Calcasieu Cut-Ups. Fern is survived by her two daughters, Jenifer Carter Anderson of Lafayette, LA, and Sherry Carter Marshall and husband John of Baytown, TX; son David Scott Carter and wife Andrea Meyer of Lafayette, LA; two brothers, Dale Scott and Clyde Scott and wife Peggy of Terrell. TX; sister Patricia Hensley of Mesquite, TX; and seven grandchildren: Jane, Noah, and Sam Anderson of Lafayette, LA; John David and Allison Marshall of Baytown, TX; and Alexandra and Caroline Carter of Lafayette, LA. She was preceded in death by her husband M.E. Bud Carter.