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- US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
LOVING HUSBAND FATHER & GRANDFATHER
Gerald Carter, 80, of Susanville died on Monday, May 20, 2002, in a Stockton hospital following a sudden illness. He was a native of Westmoreland, Calif. He has resided in Susanville for the past 34 years and has also lived in Victorville, Oro Grande and Helendale, Calif. Carter was employed by the Victor Valley Union High School District for 25 years and the Lassen Union High School District. He retired after 15 years as a transportation supervisor. He was a graduate of Victor Valley Union High School class of 1939, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theatre. Carter served as the first president of the C.S.E.A in Victorville. He enjoyed fishing and taking trips with his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Lorraine Fisher in 1990, a brother, Alfred Monroe Carter, and a sister, Lillian Hillwig. He is survived by his wife, Rosalind Carter of Susanville, who he married August 30, 1941. He is also survived by his son, Willis Leroy Carter of Sacramento, daughter, Linda Ann Hayn of Stockton, four sisters; Helen Powell of Kansas, Ella Mae Judd of Kentucky, Lola Christine Gibbs of San Bernardino and Betty Jean King of Victorville, two brothers; John Carter of Hesperia and Bobby Lee Carter of Victorville. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Graveside services were held at the Diamond Crest Cemetery in Susanville with Chaplain James F. Fisher, Jr. officiating.
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