Memorial services for Ted Louis Carter will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 13, 2015 in the chapel of Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home in Bunkie with the Rev. Dennis LaFleur officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home of Bunkie.
Mr. Carter, age 75, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2016 in the Palliative Care Unit of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Pineville.
Mr. Carter attended high school in Bunkie, LA, Louisiana College in Pineville, LA and T.H. Harris Trade School in Opelousas, LA. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War having served honorably from 1963 – 1969 in the U.S. Army Infantry. He worked for the Sid Richardson and Santa Fe Oil Companies in Eola, LA, as an insurance agent in Florida, as a heavy equipment mechanic in Baton Rouge, LA and for a short time as a carpenter in Bunkie, LA. He was a gifted artist with a love for oil painting, pastels, and sketching. An avid reader, he loved to use the knowledge he gained, and taught himself many skills, including wood working.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Staten and Verlie Vidrine Carter; and one brother, Carl Dean Carter.
Survivors include five sisters, Velma Smith (Don) of St. Landry; Verdie Blood (Leo) of Lone Pine; Carolyn LaFleur (Dennis) of Oakdale; Peggy Larsen (Bill) and Donna Ferguson (David) of Bunkie; one uncle Hudy Vidrine of Deville; one aunt, Ava L. Carter of Kinder; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home.