Robert Franklin Carter, 63, of Chambersburg, PA died Wednesday, June 4, 1997, at his home.
Born Sept. 30, 1933, in Hagerstown, MD. he was the son of Olive Woodring Carter Sharar of Chambersburg and Howard Carter.
He was a 1951 graduate of Chambersburg High School.
He was employed by Penn Central as a block operator from 1956 to 1981. He was a scout for the Baltimore Orioles from 1973 to 1981 and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1981 to 1987. He had served as the Kansas City Royals Regional Supervisor Scout since 1987.
He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1956.
He was a member of St. James United Brethren Church, Warm Spring road, in Chambersburg, and a member of the trustee board when the church was built.
He also was a member of Detrich-Brechbill Post 612 American Legion, St. Thomas, Pa.; Harry D. Zeigler Post 6319, Greencastle; Chambersburg Rod and Gun Club; Maryland Professional Baseball Association; Old Timers Baseball Association of Maryland; and Mid-Atlantic Baseball Scouting Association.
In 1990, he was elected to the American Legion Sports Hall of Fame, and in 1992 he was awarded the Ewing M. Kauffman Award in Scouting by the Kansas City Royals. He managed and coached the following teams, St. James United Brethren Church Fast Pitch Softball Team, King Street United Brethren Church Fast Pitch Softball Team, Chambersburg Spartans Tri-County League, South Hamilton Little League, South Hamilton Nellie Fox Youth League, and St. Thomas American Legion Baseball Team.
He was an avid hunter.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mildred L. Webber Carter, whom he married Aug. 21, 1954; three sons, Arthur Franklin Carter of El Paso, Texas, Robert Dean Carter of Chambersburg, and Dennis Ray Carter of Fort Ashby, W. Va.; one brother, Richard Sharar of Fort Myers, Fla.; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother.
Burial in Lincoln Cemetery in Chambersburg.
Born Sept. 30, 1933, in Hagerstown, MD. he was the son of Olive Woodring Carter Sharar of Chambersburg and Howard Carter.
He was a 1951 graduate of Chambersburg High School.
He was employed by Penn Central as a block operator from 1956 to 1981. He was a scout for the Baltimore Orioles from 1973 to 1981 and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1981 to 1987. He had served as the Kansas City Royals Regional Supervisor Scout since 1987.
He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1956.
He was a member of St. James United Brethren Church, Warm Spring road, in Chambersburg, and a member of the trustee board when the church was built.
He also was a member of Detrich-Brechbill Post 612 American Legion, St. Thomas, Pa.; Harry D. Zeigler Post 6319, Greencastle; Chambersburg Rod and Gun Club; Maryland Professional Baseball Association; Old Timers Baseball Association of Maryland; and Mid-Atlantic Baseball Scouting Association.
In 1990, he was elected to the American Legion Sports Hall of Fame, and in 1992 he was awarded the Ewing M. Kauffman Award in Scouting by the Kansas City Royals. He managed and coached the following teams, St. James United Brethren Church Fast Pitch Softball Team, King Street United Brethren Church Fast Pitch Softball Team, Chambersburg Spartans Tri-County League, South Hamilton Little League, South Hamilton Nellie Fox Youth League, and St. Thomas American Legion Baseball Team.
He was an avid hunter.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mildred L. Webber Carter, whom he married Aug. 21, 1954; three sons, Arthur Franklin Carter of El Paso, Texas, Robert Dean Carter of Chambersburg, and Dennis Ray Carter of Fort Ashby, W. Va.; one brother, Richard Sharar of Fort Myers, Fla.; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother.
Burial in Lincoln Cemetery in Chambersburg.
Robert Franklin Carter, 63, of Chambersburg, PA died Wednesday, June 4, 1997, at his home.
Born Sept. 30, 1933, in Hagerstown, MD. he was the son of Olive Woodring Carter Sharar of Chambersburg and Howard Carter.
He was a 1951 graduate of Chambersburg High School.
He was employed by Penn Central as a block operator from 1956 to 1981. He was a scout for the Baltimore Orioles from 1973 to 1981 and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1981 to 1987. He had served as the Kansas City Royals Regional Supervisor Scout since 1987.
He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1956.
He was a member of St. James United Brethren Church, Warm Spring road, in Chambersburg, and a member of the trustee board when the church was built.
He also was a member of Detrich-Brechbill Post 612 American Legion, St. Thomas, Pa.; Harry D. Zeigler Post 6319, Greencastle; Chambersburg Rod and Gun Club; Maryland Professional Baseball Association; Old Timers Baseball Association of Maryland; and Mid-Atlantic Baseball Scouting Association.
In 1990, he was elected to the American Legion Sports Hall of Fame, and in 1992 he was awarded the Ewing M. Kauffman Award in Scouting by the Kansas City Royals. He managed and coached the following teams, St. James United Brethren Church Fast Pitch Softball Team, King Street United Brethren Church Fast Pitch Softball Team, Chambersburg Spartans Tri-County League, South Hamilton Little League, South Hamilton Nellie Fox Youth League, and St. Thomas American Legion Baseball Team.
He was an avid hunter.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mildred L. Webber Carter, whom he married Aug. 21, 1954; three sons, Arthur Franklin Carter of El Paso, Texas, Robert Dean Carter of Chambersburg, and Dennis Ray Carter of Fort Ashby, W. Va.; one brother, Richard Sharar of Fort Myers, Fla.; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother.
Burial in Lincoln Cemetery in Chambersburg.
Born Sept. 30, 1933, in Hagerstown, MD. he was the son of Olive Woodring Carter Sharar of Chambersburg and Howard Carter.
He was a 1951 graduate of Chambersburg High School.
He was employed by Penn Central as a block operator from 1956 to 1981. He was a scout for the Baltimore Orioles from 1973 to 1981 and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1981 to 1987. He had served as the Kansas City Royals Regional Supervisor Scout since 1987.
He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1956.
He was a member of St. James United Brethren Church, Warm Spring road, in Chambersburg, and a member of the trustee board when the church was built.
He also was a member of Detrich-Brechbill Post 612 American Legion, St. Thomas, Pa.; Harry D. Zeigler Post 6319, Greencastle; Chambersburg Rod and Gun Club; Maryland Professional Baseball Association; Old Timers Baseball Association of Maryland; and Mid-Atlantic Baseball Scouting Association.
In 1990, he was elected to the American Legion Sports Hall of Fame, and in 1992 he was awarded the Ewing M. Kauffman Award in Scouting by the Kansas City Royals. He managed and coached the following teams, St. James United Brethren Church Fast Pitch Softball Team, King Street United Brethren Church Fast Pitch Softball Team, Chambersburg Spartans Tri-County League, South Hamilton Little League, South Hamilton Nellie Fox Youth League, and St. Thomas American Legion Baseball Team.
He was an avid hunter.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mildred L. Webber Carter, whom he married Aug. 21, 1954; three sons, Arthur Franklin Carter of El Paso, Texas, Robert Dean Carter of Chambersburg, and Dennis Ray Carter of Fort Ashby, W. Va.; one brother, Richard Sharar of Fort Myers, Fla.; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother.
Burial in Lincoln Cemetery in Chambersburg.
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