Marion S. Carter

CARLISLE, CARTER, EMERSON, HARMON, KELLEY, SHANNON, SHEARER, SIMMONS, SMITH

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 6/11/2006 at 22:03:21

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, December 19, 1935

MARION S. CARTER

Marion S. Carter, son of Franklin S. and Amelia Carter was born in Adair county, Missouri, June 28, 1861, and passed away at the Geo. Simmons home near Peru, Iowa, on Monday, December 9, 1935, at the age of seventy-four years, five months and eleven days. Death came suddenly and without warning as he had not suffered any unusual illness though he has not had good health for about a year. Helping with the work at the farm during the day and busy until about three o'clock when the end came and he passed away without a word. Death was caused by a heart ailment.

Mr. Carter was reared to manhood, received his education and then married Miss Isabelle Smith in Adair county, Missouri. To this union were born four daughters and one son. One daughter and the son preceded their father in death.

Mr. Carter and his family lived fourteen years in Texas county, Missouri then came back to Kirksville in Adair county, Missouri where they resided about two years and where Mrs. Carter answered the call of the other world on March 29, 1915. Mr. Carter came to Des Moines, Iowa, in September, 1916 where he was employed in the Des Moines Union railroad yards.

In August 1921 he married again being united with Mrs. Lyda Emerson and came to Peru where he and Mrs. Carter have since made their home. Soon after coming here he united with the Methodist church by transfer and has been very active in the church here during all his residence in Peru.

Mr. Carter was not only a spiritual man and interested in the work of the church. He was active in community and civic life serving as mayor of Peru for nearly twelve years. As mayor and as a townsman he always did everything he could to make and keep our town and community clean and wholesome, a place fit to rear children and in which to live. A loving husband and father, concerned for his home, his community and even all people with whom he came in contact.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lyda Carter; three daughters: Mrs. Stella Shannon, Mrs. Blanche Carlisle and Mrs. Eunice Harmon, all of Des Moines; three step daughters and three step sons: Mrs. Addie Kelley of Earlham, Arnie Emerson, Mrs. Nellie Simmons, Mrs. Berdie Shearer all of Peru; Loyal Emerson of Winterset, and Derry Emerson of Lorimor; Thirteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren and other relatives and friends.

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