Blanche Bennett Carter, 97

March 19, 1927 – May 17, 2024

Blanche was born in New Albany, Mississippi to Ward Lee Bennett and Olice Rudell Tate Bennett on March 19, 1927.
She was a graduate of New Albany High School in New Albany, Mississippi and Draughons Business School in Jackson, Mississippi. Soon after graduating Blanche married William Malcolm Carter on September 1, 1945.
Blanche was employed by Irwin Manufacturing Company in New Albany for 9 years, then was in banking as a secretary, teller, and later Vice President in Booneville, Mississippi. After leaving banking, she sold life and health insurance as an agent with Equitable (AXA) from age 51 until retirement in her 70’s.
She was an active member of Connection Point Baptist Church in Raytown, Missouri, where she was in a women’s bible study, WMU and the quilting group.
Blanche is survived by her two sons, William Bennett (Benny) Carter of Seattle Washington, Barrett (Barry) Lee Carter (Lin) of Macon Georgia, and her daughter Betty Carter Kindler (Barry) of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, seven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband William Malcolm Carter (deceased on July 12, 1980), her second husband Charles E. Horne of Wichita, Kansas, (Married on November 22, 2002 and deceased on September 28, 2005), her brother W.T. Bennett, her sister-in-law Helen McDonald Bennett, her baby sister Peggy Joyce Bennett and her daughter-in-law Deborah Holt Carter.
A Celebration of life will be held at The Princeton Senior Living, 1701 SE Oldham Parkway, Lee’s Summit, MO 64081, on Saturday, May 18th. Visitation at 10:30 am, Service at 11:30 am. The service will be officiated by her grandson, Jonathan Kindler. There will be a graveside service on Saturday, May 25th at 11:00 am at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Hwy 30, State Road 370, Dumas, Mississippi 38625, where she will be buried beside her late husband, William Malcolm Carter. United Funeral Service of New Albany is honored to assist Ms. Carter’s family locally.
In lieu of flowers please make donations in her memory to Samaritan’s Purse by clicking this link: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/memorial-page/blanche-bennett-carter-lees-summit-mo/ Or to In Touch Ministries, Charles Stanley by calling 1-800-784-1473. (the only way to make a donation “in memory of someone” is over the phone instead of online.) These are two ministries she loved and gave to annually.

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