Christopher "Chris"

Carter

Obituary

Christopher "Chris" Carter, 33, of Sylvester died Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2009, in Hillcrest Cemetery in Sylvester. Rev. Johnny Smith will officiate with burial to follow in Hillcrest Cemetery in Sylvester. John Carter, Richard Carter, Preston Jefferson, Robbie Monroe, Wayne Monroe and Fredrick Jefferson will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Thursday, November 5, 2009, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for funerals.

Mr. Carter was born on February 4, 1976 in Pahokee, Florida and was the son of Richard D. Carter, Sr. of Pierson, Florida and Lynda Padgett Jefferson of Sumner. He was employed by Burger King and was a member of Bethel Baptist Tabernacle in Sumner. He graduated from Worth County High School in 1995.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Carter is survived by his wife, Jennifer Burns Carter of Sylvester; three brothers and one sister-in-law, Preston Eugene Jefferson of Sumner, Richard D. Carter, Jr. of Sylvester and John Thomas and Melissa Carter of Sumner; one sister, Michelle Carter of Pierson, Florida; one brother-in-law, Matt Burns of Michigan; and six nieces and nephews, Shawn Carter, Arron Fletcher, Sonia Cordero, Nicole Gepner, Mary Ann Burns and Brook Burns.