Obituary of Wanda-Edna-Seward Carter

CARTER, Mrs. Wanda Edna SewardAge 84, of Murfreesboro but formerly of Smyrna died Wednesday, July 2, 2008. She was a native of Rutherford County and was the daughter of the late Walter Edward & Anna May Petty Bell Seward. She is survived by sons, Thomas Houston Carter III, Smyrna, Walter (Carol) Seward Carter, Murfreesboro, Buford (Stacy) Wayne Carter, Murfreesboro; daughters, Brenda (Kenneth) Faye Curlee, Murfreesboro and Wanda Mai Todd of Murfreesboro; sister, Mary Bell Seward Wallace, Maryville, TN; grandchildren, Sonya McCrary, Bryan Lowe, Ken Thomas, Todd Thomas, Cara Thomas, Tommy Carter IV, Christy Friend, Lisa Carter, Lindsey Carter and Clint Carter and 9 great grandchildren. Funeral services 11 a.m. Saturday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna with Ralph Buddy Neal and Marion West officiating. Burial in Mapleview Cemetery. Visitation with the family 4-8 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Carter was married to the late Thomas Houston Carter, Jr. who died in 1993. She was a member of the Florence Church of Christ and a former employee of Southern Bell Telephone Company as a telephone operator from 1941-1945 and a homemaker. Pallbearers will be Ken Thomas, Bryan Lowe, Todd Thomas, Tommy Carter, Clint Carter and Howard Yarnell. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Elders and Deacons of the Florence Church of Christ. Memorials in memory of Mrs. Carter may be made to Alive Hospice. WOODFIN CHAPEL, Smyrna 615-459-3254 www.woodfinchapel.com