John David Carter

Mr. John David "Johnny" Carter, 60, retired owner-operator of Johnny Carter Flooring and a resident of Theta Pike, died Saturday, February 18, 2006 at Maury Regional Hospital after a hard and determined fight with cancer. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Barry Farris officiating. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. Johnny was a highly respected flooring expert in the Nashville area and opened his own flooring company in Columbia in 1987. He operated Johnny Carter Flooring until his retirement in 1997. A friend to many and a stranger to few, he had his own way of making people laugh. As a caring and wonderful father, he taught his children how to be successful in life while maintaining their values and respect for other people. He was a loving husband for 33 years and lived life to its fullest. He was preceded in death by his father, John Kirby Carter of Columbia; a step-father, Edward M. Kindel of Franklin; a brother, J. Kenneth Carter of Nashville and grandparents, Dr. Dave Cagle and Ludie Tates Cagle and John Carter of Nashville. Survivors include his loving wife, Louise Weber Carter of Columbia; his mother, Willie Rue Cagle Carter-Kindel of Franklin; five children, Vickie (Ted) Morrow of Culleoka, Glenn Carter of Nashville, Michael (Tonia) Carter of Lynnville, Johnna (David) Cole of Culleoka, Jay K. (Monica) Carter of Columbia; eight grandchildren, Jon Morrow, Hunter Morrow, Jared Carter, Justin Carter, Alisha Carter, Aaron Carter, Eric Carter and Carson Carter; a sister, Kay (Ray) Simons of Brentwood; nieces, Kim (Allen) Poovey of Germantown, Karen (Mike Easley of Rockvale; nephew, Sean (Ami) Simons of Franklin and life-long best friend, David Sandlin of Columbia.Pallbearers will be Larry Pigg, Gary Tannehill, Ed Jones, Paul Fann, Chet Robson, Jim Patterson, Neal Goodman, Luther Head, Larry Temples and Danny Whitaker. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Erik Iverson, Dr. Angela Joynes, Dr. Janice Vinson, Oncology and Respiratory Staff of Maury Regional Hospital, Dixie Diesel Employees, Waffle House friends, William C. "Dub" Barnes, Brad Fisher and Mabron Scott.