John Mays McCarter

John Mays McCarter died on July 15, 2010. A memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church Chapel at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 17, 2010, under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home with Robert Hall and longtime friend, Bill Tisdale, officiating. The family will receive friends after the memorial service in the Mall Area of First Baptist Church.Mr. McCarter was born Sept. 13, 1919, to John Mays McCarter Sr. and Trixie Treadwell McCarter in New Salem. John moved to Henderson in 1925 to attend the Henderson School System. He attended Kilgore College and Southern Methodist University.He loved working in the public and at a very early age began working with his father in the grocery business. He was a veteran of World War II.Following his discharge in 1945, he returned to Henderson and opened a retail grocery store. During this time, he was associated with Affiliated Foods in Dallas, serving on the board of directors. In 1968, he moved to Dallas to work with the company at the home office. At the time of his retirement, he moved to Tyler and then back to Henderson in 1991.Mr. McCarter was a member of First Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, teacher of an adult Sunday School class and was active in the homebound ministry of the church as long as his health would allow.He was preceded in death by: wife, Anita; parents, Mays and Trixie McCarter; and sister, Neita Jane Appleby.Survivors include: brothers and sisters-in-law, Tom and Charlene McCarter of Henderson and Bill and Billie McCarter of San Antonio; brother-in-law, Paul Appleby of Tyler; nephews, Tim Nelson of Phoenix, Ariz., Mays McCarter of San Antonio and John D. McCarter of Tyler; nieces, Linda Nelson Potter of Shawnee, Kan. and Kelley McCarter Copeland of Dallas; niece-in-law, Dr. Anita Jones of Rogers, Ark.; nephews-in-law, Dr. Cliff Jones of Batesville, Ark. and Carter Jones and wife Jayme of Rogers, Ark.Pallbearers will be Mays McCarter, John D. McCarter, John Clayton McCarter, Tim Nelson, Joe Potter, Dr. Cliff Jones, Carter Jones and Rusty Phenix. Honorary pallbearers will be the First Baptist Church Deacons, Adult VI Men's Sunday School Class and his domino friends.Condolences may be made at www.crawfordacrim.com

John Mays McCarter

September 13, 1919 - July 15, 2010