Agnes Martin Carpenter
d. April 16, 2012
Date Died: April 16, 2012
Bridgeport ~ Agnes Martin Carpenter, 99, co-owner of Carpenter Lumber Co, went to be with our Lord Monday, April 16, 2012 in Bridgeport.
Funeral is 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 18th at Pleasant View Baptist Church with burial in Thomas Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport.
Rev. Gary Dimmitt will officiate. Pallbearers include Jason Carpenter, Josh Blaylock, Gary Green, Grady Cowling, Nolan Bishop, and Mike Johnson. Honorary pallbearers include Steve Darlick and Billy Morrow.
Agnes was born on July 23, 1912 to Walter and Mary Ann (Cooper) Martin in Azle, Texas. She was united in marriage to Jim Carpenter on February 17, 1932 in Bridgeport. He preceded her in death in 1975. Agnes was a member of the Pleasant View Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her son, Harold Ray (Red) Carpenter; her grandsons, Vance Read and Jacky Carpenter; her brothers, Virgil, Arvie, and Ovey Martin; her sisters, Etta Ethridge, Elsie Groves, Ola McDaniel, and Fay Bishop.
Those left behind to cherish her memory are her sons, Jimmy Loyd Carpenter and wife Dean, Bobby C. Carpenter and wife Jenetta, and Jesse Paul Carpenter and wife Judy all of Bridgeport; her grandchildren, Jennge Flowers, Bucky Carpenter, Michael Read, Leisha Blaylock, Wendy Carpenter and Vicky Carpenter; her great grandchildren, Jason, Jamey, Cullen, Jessi, Josh, Lexi, and Taite; her great great grandchildren, Brendan, Maddee, and Logan; her sisters, Abbie Fritz and Alva Lee Measell; numerous family members and a host of friends.
Hawkins Funeral Home, Bridgeport, Texas 940-683-2211
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To the Carpenter Family ~ My deepest sympathy for your family. Although I haven't seen Agnes in many years, I remember her so fondly. She and Jim. They were always so thoughtful and kinder than they needed to be to me. Some of my favorite memories are of spending time in Bridgeport in the summer. I never pass through or even close to Bridgeport without thinking of Granny and Grandpa Carpenter. I'm Vickie's half-sister, and even though they weren't really my grandparents, they never treated me differently. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Cheryl Smitherman Wooten
Cheryl Wooten, M Ed, LPC
Director of Special Programs
Office 817-441-5199
Cell 817-653-0802
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