Fratis "Hank" Carter
April 6, 1930 ~ August 3, 2014
Fratis “Hank” Carter, 84, Mooresville, died peacefully at home August 3, 2014. Mr. Carter was born April 6, 1930, in Scottsville, Kentucky, to the late Noah and Esmer (Anderson) Carter.
He worked for Conrail for 42 years, retiring in 1990. Mr. Carter enjoyed with his railroad retirees and friends. He enjoyed traveling, and he and his wife had traveled to all 50 states. Additionally, he was proud of his garden and enjoyed working in his yard. In addition to his loving family and many friends, Mr. Carter leaves behind his 17 year old cat, Annie.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Mary Jane Shaw; step-son, Mike Park; brother, Jimmy Carter; sister, Virginia Carter.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Sue Carter, to whom he was united in marriage April 20, 1985; daughter, Judy Frances Pate of Scottsville, Kentucky; step-daughter, Karen Halcomb of Mooresville; brothers, Junior Carter (Donna ) of Indianapolis and James Carter (Louise of Indianapolis; sister, Vera Mae Whitfield (Otis) of Kentucky; 6 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren.
The funeral service will begin at 1 p.m., Thursday, August 7, 2014, in the Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville, with calling there from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, August 6, 2014. Pastor Terry Crist will officiate, and burial will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood. Visit www.carlislebranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry.
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I have known fratis my whole life growing up I use to cut his grass he use to give me ice tea while I was mowing so I would not quit to take a break he said once you start mowing it was best to keep it up until the mowing was done he worked me hard in his yard but im glad he did now he taught me that hard work never hurt anybody and he was right Fratis was a really good neighbor and really good friend to me and my 5 brothers we would flip a coin to see who got to mow his grass for some reason I usually won everytime also his daughters use to baby sit us quite a bit I remember when john kennedy got shot Judy was babysitting us she came in our room crying telling us that the president had just got shot I remember that day everytime I see Judys name or hear someone mention her the carters were good people and still are Fratis will be missed also the guy could play the guitar quite well and could whistle a tune you could hear him two houses down whistling a tune
I have known Hank for close to 10 years or so and I’ll tell you one thing, he was one of the nicest guys you could ever want to meet. All of us at the GPAA will miss you.