Bobby Jack Carter
1929 - 2008 (78 years)
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Name Bobby Jack Carter Birth 10 Jun 1929 Oklahoma City, OK 
Gender Male Death 3 Feb 2008 OK - Bobby Jack Carter was born in Oklahoma City on June 10, 1929, to Willis Louis and Leoma Josephine (Trollinger) Carter & died at his home on Feb. 3, 2008. Bob attended Central High School and joined the Marines at the age of 17 serving on the Pacific islands & receiving an honorable discharge in 1949. After his service in the Marines, Bob returned to OKC & built houses with his Dad. In 1950, Bob married Patsy Winifred McClenahan. Even though Bob was the warehouse & assembly manager at Ewing Mfg. Co. for 32 years supervising the manufacturing of high pressure washers & steam cleaners, his passion was for racing cars. He pursued his love for racing & traveled the country with family & longtime friends, Jerry Maxwell & Jimmy Hawkins, participating in the sport. Since 1960, Bob has been a partner in Carter-Maxwell Auto Service, which later developed into a major Goodyear racing tire distributorship. Bob also owned & operated Carter's House of Lights for 5 years. Bob is survived by his wife Pat of 57 years; daughter, Debby & John Letham; son, Robby Carter & Rhonda McMurtrey; grandchildren, Dede Beckelheimer, Richenda Carter, Lindsey Carter, & Kaitlyn Carter; sister, Billie & Carl Gardner; sister-in-law, Juanita & Lem Apala; 3 great-grandchildren; 4 nephews; & 3 nieces. Memorial service will be Tues., Feb. 12, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Guardian Funeral Home West Chapel. Memorials may be made to OMRF, 825 NE 13th St., OKC, OK 73104, for heart & Parkinson's research.
Published in The Oklahoman on Feb. 10, 2008
Person ID I41942 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 7 Mar 2019
Father Willis Louis Carter, b. 26 May 1907, Richmond, Wayne, IN d. 27 Nov 1974, Pryor, Mayes, OK (Age 67 years) Mother Leoma Josephine Trolinger, b. 13 Jan 1907, Sayre, Beckham, OK d. 2 Sep 2002, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK (Age 95 years) Family ID F9278 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Patsy Winifred McClenahan, b. 10 Nov 1930, Oklahoma City, OK d. 11 Feb 2018, Oklahoma City, OK (Age 87 years) Marriage 1950 Children 1. Debby Carter 2. Robby Carter Family ID F16216 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Mar 2019
- Bobby Jack Carter was born in Oklahoma City on June 10, 1929, to Willis Louis and Leoma Josephine (Trollinger) Carter & died at his home on Feb. 3, 2008. Bob attended Central High School and joined the Marines at the age of 17 serving on the Pacific islands & receiving an honorable discharge in 1949. After his service in the Marines, Bob returned to OKC & built houses with his Dad. In 1950, Bob married Patsy Winifred McClenahan. Even though Bob was the warehouse & assembly manager at Ewing Mfg. Co. for 32 years supervising the manufacturing of high pressure washers & steam cleaners, his passion was for racing cars. He pursued his love for racing & traveled the country with family & longtime friends, Jerry Maxwell & Jimmy Hawkins, participating in the sport. Since 1960, Bob has been a partner in Carter-Maxwell Auto Service, which later developed into a major Goodyear racing tire distributorship. Bob also owned & operated Carter's House of Lights for 5 years. Bob is survived by his wife Pat of 57 years; daughter, Debby & John Letham; son, Robby Carter & Rhonda McMurtrey; grandchildren, Dede Beckelheimer, Richenda Carter, Lindsey Carter, & Kaitlyn Carter; sister, Billie & Carl Gardner; sister-in-law, Juanita & Lem Apala; 3 great-grandchildren; 4 nephews; & 3 nieces. Memorial service will be Tues., Feb. 12, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Guardian Funeral Home West Chapel. Memorials may be made to OMRF, 825 NE 13th St., OKC, OK 73104, for heart & Parkinson's research.
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Birth - 10 Jun 1929 - Oklahoma City, OK 
Death - 3 Feb 2008 - OK = Link to Google Earth
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