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Arthur W McCarter

Male 1933 - 2012  (79 years)


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  • Name Arthur W McCarter 
    Nickname Bill 
    Born 1 Jan 1933  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Mar 2012  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 8 Mar 2012  Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4725  Rossville
    Last Modified 8 Feb 2018 

    Father Arthur Marshall McCarter,   b. 12 Mar 1909, Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1964  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Monica Hurla McCarter,   b. 27 Jan 1915, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1997, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 8 Aug 1932  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Shirley Creech McCarter,   d. 7 Oct 2003 
    Married 3 May 1953  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Linda McCarter Baxley
     2. Carolyn McCarter McCart
     3. Terry McCarter
     4. Brett McCarter
     5. Karen McCarter
    Last Modified 8 Feb 2018 08:32:52 
    Family ID F6504  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- McCarther, Arthur
    Obituary- McCarther, Arthur
    Arthur W. “Bill” McCarter
    Arthur W. “Bill” McCarter, 79, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 03,2012.

    He was born January 1,1933, in Rossville, KS, the son of Arthur Marshall and Monica (Hurla) McCarter. He was a graduate of Topeka High School.

    Mr. McCarter was employed by the City of Topeka for 59 years, retiring in 2010. He served in the Army National Guard in Topeka for 43 years until retiring in 1993.

    He was a member of Topeka Jayhawk Club and served as a volunteer usher at the University of Kansas Athletics. He was a Boy Scout Leader, Little League Baseball and Basketball Coach and had served as PTA President for State Street Elementary.

    Bill married Shirley Creech on May 3, 1953, in Topeka. She preceded him in death on October 7, 2003. Survivors include his children, Linda Baxley, Eugene, OR, Carolyn (Jerry) McCart, Terry (Brenda) McCarter, Brett (Lisa) McCarter, all of Topeka; four grandchildren, Jason Evendorf, Morgan Unrein, Tara Prockish and Janelle Evendorf; 7great-grandchildren; five brothers, Joe, Jim, Jerry, Mike and Charlie McCarter, and two sisters, Dolores “Sis” Weekley and Anna Mae Lucas.

    He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Karen McCarter, and a sister, Mary Dewey.

    Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Thursday, March 8, 2012, at the Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave., Topeka, KS 66608. Interment with National Guard Honors will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka. Mr. McCarter will lie in state after 3 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 1427, Topeka, KS 66601, American Cancer Society, 1315 SW Arrowhead Rd., Topeka, KS 66604 or American Diabetes Association, 837 S. Hillside, Wichita, KS 67211. To leave a special message for the family online, please visit www.penwellGabelTopeka.com.