Merle Casey Jefferson Carpenter, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 in Ocala, FL. She was born in Elma, WA on May 7, 1923 and came to Ocala in 1946. Mrs. Carpenter was a Legal Assistant and Judicial Assistant in Marion County for 45 years. Prior to coming to Ocala she was raised in Livingston and Point Pleasant, New Jersey. She graduated from Point Pleasant High School, class of 1942. She also attended the Women's College of Rutger's University in New Jersey. Mrs. Carpenter was an Honorary member of Marion County Legal Support Association.
During WWII she was a United Service Organization (USO) member and entertainer, serving at Fort Hancock and Fort Dix, NJ. She also worked at American Transformer Co. in Newark, NJ as a procurer of transformer materials for overseas communication equipment. During the war she served as a Civilian Air Raid Warden on the graveyard shift in the residential areas of East Orange, NJ. She also was a model at the New York and Miami Gibson Modeling Agency.
She married and moved to Ocala in 1946. Mrs. Carpenter was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Ocala, FL, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and for many years was a member of the Pioneer Garden Club, Ocala Women's Club, Marion Co. Legal Secretaries Assn., Florida Judicial Assistants Assn., and a 1950 charter member of the First Ocala Coin and Stamp Club.
Mrs. Carpenter was predeceased in 1977 by her husband of 31 years, Rudolph L. Carpenter, a Marion Co. Cattleman and Farmer.
Her survivors include her sons Barry L. Carpenter of Marshall, VA, Steven C. Carpenter of Madison, FL and Ronald R. Carpenter of Ocala, FL; daughter Anna Southwell Boyd of Vail, CO; 11 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, 910 E. Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, FL on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 11am. Burial will take place at Highland Memorial Park, Ocala, FL.
Flowers are welcome or memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project online at www.woundedwarriorproject.org or by mail at P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675.
Published in Ocala Star-Banner from November 24 to November 25, 2012
During WWII she was a United Service Organization (USO) member and entertainer, serving at Fort Hancock and Fort Dix, NJ. She also worked at American Transformer Co. in Newark, NJ as a procurer of transformer materials for overseas communication equipment. During the war she served as a Civilian Air Raid Warden on the graveyard shift in the residential areas of East Orange, NJ. She also was a model at the New York and Miami Gibson Modeling Agency.
She married and moved to Ocala in 1946. Mrs. Carpenter was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Ocala, FL, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and for many years was a member of the Pioneer Garden Club, Ocala Women's Club, Marion Co. Legal Secretaries Assn., Florida Judicial Assistants Assn., and a 1950 charter member of the First Ocala Coin and Stamp Club.
Mrs. Carpenter was predeceased in 1977 by her husband of 31 years, Rudolph L. Carpenter, a Marion Co. Cattleman and Farmer.
Her survivors include her sons Barry L. Carpenter of Marshall, VA, Steven C. Carpenter of Madison, FL and Ronald R. Carpenter of Ocala, FL; daughter Anna Southwell Boyd of Vail, CO; 11 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, 910 E. Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, FL on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 11am. Burial will take place at Highland Memorial Park, Ocala, FL.
Flowers are welcome or memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project online at www.woundedwarriorproject.org or by mail at P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675.
Published in Ocala Star-Banner from November 24 to November 25, 2012
Merle Casey Jefferson Carpenter, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 in Ocala, FL. She was born in Elma, WA on May 7, 1923 and came to Ocala in 1946. Mrs. Carpenter was a Legal Assistant and Judicial Assistant in Marion County for 45 years. Prior to coming to Ocala she was raised in Livingston and Point Pleasant, New Jersey. She graduated from Point Pleasant High School, class of 1942. She also attended the Women's College of Rutger's University in New Jersey. Mrs. Carpenter was an Honorary member of Marion County Legal Support Association.
During WWII she was a United Service Organization (USO) member and entertainer, serving at Fort Hancock and Fort Dix, NJ. She also worked at American Transformer Co. in Newark, NJ as a procurer of transformer materials for overseas communication equipment. During the war she served as a Civilian Air Raid Warden on the graveyard shift in the residential areas of East Orange, NJ. She also was a model at the New York and Miami Gibson Modeling Agency.
She married and moved to Ocala in 1946. Mrs. Carpenter was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Ocala, FL, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and for many years was a member of the Pioneer Garden Club, Ocala Women's Club, Marion Co. Legal Secretaries Assn., Florida Judicial Assistants Assn., and a 1950 charter member of the First Ocala Coin and Stamp Club.
Mrs. Carpenter was predeceased in 1977 by her husband of 31 years, Rudolph L. Carpenter, a Marion Co. Cattleman and Farmer.
Her survivors include her sons Barry L. Carpenter of Marshall, VA, Steven C. Carpenter of Madison, FL and Ronald R. Carpenter of Ocala, FL; daughter Anna Southwell Boyd of Vail, CO; 11 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, 910 E. Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, FL on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 11am. Burial will take place at Highland Memorial Park, Ocala, FL.
Flowers are welcome or memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project online at www.woundedwarriorproject.org or by mail at P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675.
Published in Ocala Star-Banner from November 24 to November 25, 2012
During WWII she was a United Service Organization (USO) member and entertainer, serving at Fort Hancock and Fort Dix, NJ. She also worked at American Transformer Co. in Newark, NJ as a procurer of transformer materials for overseas communication equipment. During the war she served as a Civilian Air Raid Warden on the graveyard shift in the residential areas of East Orange, NJ. She also was a model at the New York and Miami Gibson Modeling Agency.
She married and moved to Ocala in 1946. Mrs. Carpenter was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Ocala, FL, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and for many years was a member of the Pioneer Garden Club, Ocala Women's Club, Marion Co. Legal Secretaries Assn., Florida Judicial Assistants Assn., and a 1950 charter member of the First Ocala Coin and Stamp Club.
Mrs. Carpenter was predeceased in 1977 by her husband of 31 years, Rudolph L. Carpenter, a Marion Co. Cattleman and Farmer.
Her survivors include her sons Barry L. Carpenter of Marshall, VA, Steven C. Carpenter of Madison, FL and Ronald R. Carpenter of Ocala, FL; daughter Anna Southwell Boyd of Vail, CO; 11 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, 910 E. Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, FL on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 11am. Burial will take place at Highland Memorial Park, Ocala, FL.
Flowers are welcome or memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project online at www.woundedwarriorproject.org or by mail at P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675.
Published in Ocala Star-Banner from November 24 to November 25, 2012
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