M.L. Carter

M.L. Carter, Jr., 92, longtime Guymon resident, passed away Friday morning, April 29, 2011 at Morton County Care Center, Elkhart, Kansas.

The son of Lula (West) and Marvin Lester Carter, he was born April 22, 1919 in Bryant, Oklahoma. The Carter family moved to Goodwell, Oklahoma where M.L. attended school. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1941 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He worked for Douglas Aircraft in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. He was united in marriage to B.I. Critchfield on August 30, 1942 in Geary, Oklahoma. The Carters moved back to Texas County in 1945, living in Guymon where M.L. owned and operated Guymon Ice Plant and later Carter-Johnson Construction Company. A longtime member of Victory Memorial United Methodist Church, he was also active in the Guymon Lodge, #335, AF&AM, Panhandle Shrine Club and the Guymon Lions Club. The Carters were supporters and benefactors of Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Goodwell, where Mr. Carter served on the OPSU Foundation.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Bonnie Cantrell, brother; Otto Lee Carter; a son, Fred Carter who passed away in 1991; and his wife, B.I. Carter who passed away in 1999.

Survivors include his daughter, Melody Hintergardt of Guymon; sister, Helen Sue and husband, Bob Q. Smith of Milwaukee, OR; two granddaughters, Honnie and husband, Dennis Dudley of Guymon and Erica Hintergardt of Sausalito, CA; and great grandson, Colton Dudley.

Funeral services will be Tuesday afternoon, May 3, 2011, 2:00 PM at Victory Memorial United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Michael Burkett and Rev. Barry Bennett, officiating. Interment will be in Elmhurst Cemetery under the care of Henson-Novak Funeral Directors. www.hensonnovak.com

Visitation will be Monday, 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM and Tuesday morning.

Memorials may be given to the OPSU Foundation, c/o Henson-Novak Funeral Directors, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942.