Roy "Bill" William Carter

January 19, 1925 - March 25, 2017

Bill Carter, 92, Blountville, TN, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital, following a brief illness. Mr. Carter was a native of Athens, Ohio, and the son of the late Virgil and Evia Jones Carter. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran. Following his military service, Mr. Carter attended the former Roanoke Bible College, Elizabeth City, NC, where he received an Associate Degree in Bible. Bill ministered churches in southeast Ohio, eastern North Carolina and southwest Virginia, most recently Dunlap Christian Church, Covington, VA. He was a member of Dunlap Christian Church, and was currently attending First Christian Church, Johnson City, TN. Mr. Carter enjoyed painting and playing Bluegrass and Southern Gospel music. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of fifty-eight years, Jeannette Blackford Carter, in 2007, then his wife of seven years, Merlene Gray Carter, in 2015, and a grandson, Chad Veasey, in 2000. Bill is survived by his four children, Billie Jeanne Veasey and husband Lynn, Blountville, Roy Scott Carter and wife Pat, Zions Crossing, VA, Rick Carter and wife Paula, Wilson, NC, Brett Carter and wife Lisa, Lakeville, MN; ten grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. The graveside funeral service for Mr. Carter will be held Friday, March 31, 2017, at 11:00 A.M., in New Marshfield Cemetery, New Marshfield, OH. Those planning to attend are requested to meet at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, Athens, OH, by 10:40 A.M. to proceed to the cemetery. Those who prefer to make memorial contributions, please do so in Bill's name to Mid-Atlantic Christian University, 715 Poindexter St., Elizabeth City, NC 27909. Order Flowers