Obituary of Thomas Carter

<!-- FH = Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central, SC -->Thomas K. CarterPendleton, SCThomas K. (Tom) Carter, 68, of Pendleton, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. Born in Asheboro, NC he was a son of the late William Abner and Ina Leigh Carter. Tom was a graduate of NC State University and was a veteran of the US Army, having served as a 1st Lt with the Corps of Engineers in Vietnam. He was employed for many years by the Westinghouse Corporation and retired from I & M Industrials. He was an active member of First Baptist Church of Pendleton for 31 years and served on various committees and as a deacon. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed duck-hunting, pig-cooking and collecting antiques.He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Margaret (Peggy) Timmerman Carter of the home; sons, William A. (Will) Carter II and wife, Sabrina of Visalia, CA and Price Timmerman Carter; grandson, Aiden Soper of Visalia, CA; brother, William A. (Bill) Carter and wife, Gail of Salisbury, NC; brothers and sisters-in-law Al Timmerman and Carol Norment and Tim Timmerman and wife Sally all of Greenville, SC, and John Timmerman and wife, Garland, of Chapin, SC.Funeral services will be 3 PM, Friday at First Baptist Church of Pendleton with burial to follow in the church cemetery.The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:45 prior to the service at the church.The family is at the home.In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to PFBC Hands-on-Mission Fund, P.O. Box 187, Pendleton, SC 29670 or to Hospice of the Upstate, Rainey Hospice House, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central, SC.