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Joseph E. "Joe" Carter

Posted: 01/22/2025

Joseph E. Carter, (Joe) of Carrollton, Ohio, passed away on January 4, 2025 at age 95. He still resided on the family farm with son, Steven, as his caretaker. It was the eve of his 74th wedding anniversary with his late wife, Dorothy, who passed away on November 16, 2023. The family is comforted in knowing they are reunited.
Born on January 17, 1929, son of John Wesley and Ethel (Dailey) Carter, he spent his early years on family farms in Middlebourne and Pleasant City (Gurnsey County), Ohio. It was always a busy household with his seven siblings. Preceding him in death, along with his parents are: Beatrice, Richard, Kathleen, John Wesley, Jr., Herbert and Carroll. He is survived by one brother, Charles Carter.
In 1946, his parents moved the family to a farm near New Harrisburg, Ohio. Joe attended his senior year at Carrollton High School, where he met the love of his life, Dorothy Mae Eick. He "courted" her on his Indian motorcycle, and they married on January 5, 1951. They were bles

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