Raymond Carpenter

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Raymond Carl Carpenter, 86, of Bloomfield died Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at his home.

He was born Nov. 1, 1918, in Treat, Ark., son of Weaver and Clara Hull Carpenter. He and Gladys May Gunter were married July 20, 1942, in Dover, Ark.

Carpenter was a farmer, and member of the Church of Christ at Morehouse, Mo.

Survivors include his wife; six sons, Carl Carpenter of Morley, Mo., Floyd Carpenter of Kevil, Ky., Euel Carpenter of Blodgett, Mo., Larry and Randy Carpenter of Bell City, Mo., Jerry Carpenter of Advance, Mo.; three daughters, Shirley Kelley of Wickliffe, Ky., Connie Wyrick of Chambersburg, Pa., Denise Long of Bell City; a sister, Eunice Mason of Dover; 22 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by four brothers.

Friends may call at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston, Mo., from 5 to 8 p.m. today.

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the chapel, with Billy Davis and Woodrow Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Gravel Hill Cemetery near Bloomfield.