Alderson-Noah Ivan Carter, 79, passed away peacefully with his granddaughter Alexa by his side on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at the Peyton Hospice House in Lewisburg.
He was born Aug. 29, 1942, in Yolyn, WV, a son of the late Isaac “Ike” and Etta Pearl (Lowe) Carter.
Noah graduated from Union High School in 1961, where he earned an induction into the Union football Hall of Fame. He went on to serve his country in the United States Army National Guard. Noah proudly retired from the Monroe County Board of Education, where he worked as a mechanic. He was a devout member of the Mountain View Baptist Church on Flat Mountain, where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher. Noah will be remembered for his love of the outdoors, working, fixing anything that needing fixed, but most of all, he enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
He is survived by his loving wife, Gladys Carter, of Alderson; his son, Lee Carter, of Alderson; his daughter, Tracy Carter, of White Sulphur Springs; his brothers, Glenn Carter and wife Cathy of Sinks Grove and Dennis Carter and wife Ruby of Alderson; his sisters, Marcella Smith of Alderson and Judy Dent of Peterstown; his grandchildren, Tori Hanna of Alderson, Alexandria Preston and husband Lucas of Second Creek, Christopher Hanna and Jonathan Carter both of Alderson, and Payton Carter of Columbus, MS; his great-grandchildren, Noah Dozier, Mia Gilbert, Tanner Preston, Carly Preston, and Diana Carter; as well as many loving nieces, nephews, and cousins.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Frances Arminta Hanna; and his brothers, Troy Carter and Delano Carter.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the Mountain View Baptist Church on Flat Mountain in Alderson where the Pastor James Combs officiated.
Burial followed in the Adkins Cemetery on Flat Mountain in Alderson.
Friends called Wednesday, Feb. 9, before the service at the church.
Lobban Funeral Home is honored in being entrusted with the arrangements.
Condolences and memories may be shared with the Carter family online at www.lobbanfh.com