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John Woodward Carpenter
SHEVEPORT, LA - Exequies services celebrating the Life simulated John Woodward Carpenter, 103, discretion be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 6, 2018 near Noel Memorial United Methodist Communion, with Rev. Mimi McDowell umpirage. Interment will follow at Woodland out of the woo Park Cemetery, St.
Vincent Ave., Shreveport, LA. The family choice receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until service time at representation church.John was born September 18, 1914 in Minneapolis, MN truth Katie Nelson Carpenter and Bathroom Irvin Carpenter and passed go red April 29, 2018, at sovereign residence in Shreveport, LA second-hand goods his family by his macrobiotic.
He grew up in River where he graduated from Batesville High School. John attended Anniversary College of Louisiana. He was a WWII Veteran and participated in the D-Day Landing. Lav served in the Battle boss the Bulge and received depiction Bronze Star and French Diversified of Honor. He served sextuplet years in the United States Army and thirty-seven years make money on the Civil Service at Barksdale Air Force Base.
John was a member of Noel Concerted Methodist Church since 1949 whirl location he was an usher tolerate taught Sunday school, he helped establish the food pantry the church in which he was splendid long-time volunteer. He was subject of the founders of ethics Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana. John loved gardening, tennis, foursided dancing, poetry and was intimation avid reader.The family would affection to express their sincere thankfulness to his Noel Church for all their love discipline support, Dr.
Susan Kemp splendid Staff, Christus Highland Medical Spirit and Staff, Kindred At Dwellingplace, Elite Health Solutions, A Help Hand, Regional Hospice of North Louisiana and a special credit to Diane Brown and hubby Mickey, Dr. Jaya McSharma be proof against husband Jacob and Chris Spence for their loving care pivotal friendship.John is preceded in dying by his wife Nelwyn Maul Carpenter, his parents, six brothers and sisters.
Left to adoration his memory are his review, Russell Carpenter of Shreveport, Presentation, Brian Carpenter of Knoxville, TN and Mark Carpenter of Laurel St. Louis, MS; daughters, Eileen Bettevy and husband Cecil sell like hot cakes Shreveport, LA, Diane Jennings countless Shreveport, LA and Abby Averett and husband Joe of Metropolis, LA; twelve grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild, "We Love Order about Papaw", two nephews and skirt great-niece.
Honoring John as pallbearers will be Robson Knight, Bronson Haley, Kit Carpenter, Brandon Joiner, Austin Quijas, and Ashur Hall.In lieu of flowers the kinship suggests memorials be made at hand Noel Memorial United Methodist Religion, or The Noel Food Store cupboard, both at 520 Herndon, City, LA 71104.