Ben Wiley McCarter^[1]

1943 - 2009  (65 years)

• Name	Ben Wiley McCarter
  Born	8 Jul 1943	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 May 2009  [2]
  Buried	27 May 2009	Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I65107	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	John Ernest McCarter,   b. 29 Feb 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Apr 1996, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Eva Lee Reed,   b. 20 Sep 1914, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Nov 2008  (Age 94 years)
  Married	15 Jan 1933
  Headstones		McCarter John E. Eva L. Feb. 29, 1912 Sept. 20 1914 Apr. 29, 1996 Married Jan. 15, 1933
  Family ID	F23838	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Glenda Pearl Gibson
  Married	Abt 1965	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	0036416
  Children	+ 1. Patti McCarter + 2. Kristi McCarter   3. Ronnie McCarter   4. Kylie McCarter
  Family ID	F48995	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Jul 1943 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - Abt 1965 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 27 May 2009 - Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "The Mountain Press", John Ernest McCarter obituary.

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 12 Sep 1984. Dave Anderson Gibson obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 23 May 2009. Ben Wiley McCarter June 08, 1943 - May 23, 2009 Birthplace: Sevier County, Tennessee Resided In: Seymour, Tennessee Visitation: May 26, 2009 Service: May 27, 2009 Cemetery: Boyd's Creek Cemetery Ben Wiley McCarter, age 65 of Seymour, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2009. He was a long time resident of Boyds Creek, which he thought was the finest place on earth. Wiley was a retired ALCOA Brickmason. He loved his family, friends, horse, the farm, and his truck. He was preceded in death by parents John and Eva (Reed) McCarter, brother John (Bud) McCarter, sister Imogene Rigsby, nephew Mike McCarter, niece Teresa Ann Kaufman, father-in-law Dave Gibson, and special friend George Delozier. He is survived by his wife of nearly 44 years Glenda Gibson McCarter; children: daughters and sons-in-law Patti and John Hite, Kristi and Billy Alam, son and fiancée Ronnie McCarter and Jessica Loveday, daughter Kylie McCarter, and like daughters Donna Gossett Sise and Julie Gossett; grandchildren Aubrey McCarter, Bipol Alam, Madeline and Avery Hite, and baby girl McCarter; brothers James McCarter, Harry (Gordon) McCarter and his children Connie, Tracy, and Kent; brother and sister-in-law Carl and Claudette McCarter and their children Sonya, Cynthia, and Renee; sister Shirley Kaufman and her children Frances and James; sister and brother-in-law Louise and Leon Ledford and their children Leslie, Lynn, and Gina; niece Rita Dills; nephew Eddie McCarter; aunts Agnes Claxton and Mary Ruth Johnson, uncle Winfred Hodges; mother-in-law Eva (Tarwater) Gibson; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Jim and Betty Gibson; special friends Donnie Clark, Dayton Douglas, Eddie Gossett, Ronnie Gossett, and Steve Murphy. Special thanks to Covenant Hospice and nurse Julie Crum, Joe and Mitzi Graham, Seymour Advalue and staff. Our love and gratitude to Dr. and Mrs. William Powers and staff and Dr. and Mrs. Gary Gribble and staff. Memorial contributions may be made to The Kings Academy in Kylie McCarter’s name, 202 Smothers Drive, Seymour, TN 37865. Family and friends will meet 3 PM Wednesday in Boyds Creek Cemetery for graveside service and interment with Rev. Dallas Gibson officiating. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN 37865, (865-577-2807). (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)