Mildred F. Carter

Mildred F. Carter, 87, of Richmond, died Wednesday morning, November 26, 2014, at Forest Park Health Campus in Richmond. Mildred was born in Brownsville, May 19, 1927, to Leroy and Vivian Lyons Clevenger. She was a graduate of Brownsville High School and was married April 14, 1948 to John C. Carter. Mildred spent 22 years as a military wife while her husband completed his career with the U.S. Army. From 1968 to 1988, she was employed at Brantner Real Estate and Insurance, Richmond and then managed Garwood Apartments in Richmond for the next ten years. Mildred lived in Richmond since 1972. She was a lifetime member of the Brownsville United Methodist Church and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1108. Mildred was an avid bingo player and a member of the Zonta Club in Richmond. Mildred is survived by her two daughters and their husbands: Patricia Bollman and James of Williamson, NY; Janice Begoon and John of New Paris, Ohio; two brothers: Donald Clevenger of Liberty, David Clevenger and his wife, Peggy of Connersville; four grandchildren and their spouses: Kris Comer of Union City, Marcy MacQueen and Mike of Grove City, Ohio; Jeremy Bollman and Heather of Reistertown, Maryland; Charlene Wright and Clint of Greenville, Ohio; five great-grandchildren: Carter and Luke MacQueen, Lauren, Rachael and Aaron Wright; many loving nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mildred was preceded in death by her husband who died in 1979; her sister: Leona May Jones; and three brothers: Harold, Norman and James Clevenger. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Fosdick Chapel, Liberty, with Pastor Shelley Dodson of the Brownsville United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will follow in the Brownsville United Methodist Church Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home from 12 noon Monday until the time of service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Brownsville United Methodist Church Cemetery Association or to the Genesis of the YMCA (mailing address: Rebecca Studebaker, Executive Director, P.O. 2430, Richmond, Indiana 47374). For additional information and to send condolences or memories, visit www.ShowalterBlackwellLong.com.