Raymond L. Carpenter

Raymond L. Carpenter, 84, of Jerusalem died Friday, March 26, 2010 in Barnesville Hospital. He was born December 9, 1925 near Beallsville. Raymond was a retired employee of the former North American Coal Corporation #6 Mine, a member of the Jerusalem United Methodist Church and a US Army veteran. Raymond is survived by his wife of 48 years, Ethel Mellott Carpenter; three children, Lloyd (Wanda) Carpenter of Brunswick, Fred (Rochelle) Carpenter and Charlotte (Michael) Ferguson, both of Ashland; five step-daughters, Donna Adams, Joyce Thompson, Jean Thompson, and Brenda Cook, all of Ashland, and Debra (Rick) Holstein of Woodsfield; a sister, Geneva Hendershot of Beallsville; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great great granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Encil and Verna Carpenter McDougal; his grandparents, Jonathon and Angeline Carpenter; his first wife, Violet Phillips Carpenter; two sons, Raymond and Ralph Carpenter; a grandson, Louie Carpenter; and a sister, Helen Lumbatis. Visitation will be Monday from 4 until 7 PM at the Harper Funeral Home, Beallsville where funeral services will be held Tuesday at noon with Pastor Jean Cooper officiating. Burial will follow in Beallsville Cemetery. Full military honors will be conducted by American Legion Post 768.

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