Engineer LAKELAND -- Mr. Robert Wesley Carter of Lakeland died of heart failure Friday (July 15, 2005) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 81. Born May 28, 1924, in Portland, Ore., Mr. Carter came here from Las Vegas, Nev., seven years ago. He was a veteran of the Navy who served in World War II. Later in life, he worked for NASA as an engineer. He was a member of American Baptist Church, Lakeland, and VFW post 8002, Lakeland. He was a commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Carter is survived by his sister, Eleanor Hampton, Lakeland. Trinity Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.