07/09/06 - NNHS Newsletter - Ken Carter

Kenneth Allen Carter
(1941 - 2 July 2006)

Newport News High School Class of 1959

Kenneth Allen Carter

DESTIN, FLA. - Kenneth Allen Carter passed away Sunday morning, July 2, 2006, at the age of 65, after a brief illness. Born in Newport News, Va., in 1941, he attended Newport News High School, and married Amelia Ray Carter on Jan. 30, 1960. He later attended Christopher Newport College, as well as William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Va., where he graduated. He began his career as a courier at Newport News Shipbuilding while still in high school, and at age 19 was promoted to traffic transportation coordinator. He later went to work for General Electric in Portsmouth, Va., until he moved to Atlanta, Ga., in the early 1970s, where he founded Carter Sales Company, an agency representing outdoor sporting goods manufacturers. Through the years he built accounts all over the southeast United States and was a pioneer of the sporting goods industry. In 2000, he moved to Destin, Fla., where he lived until his death. An astute businessman, avid investor and tireless worker, Ken won numerous sales, achievement and merit awards from various manufacturers and distributors and was well-known and respected in his industry. He attended Destiny Worship Center and believed that if you put Christ first, everything else would fall into place, the true definition of success. He was a fun-loving, humorous entertainer of people, a dedicated and loving husband, father and grandfather who will be loved and missed by his family and friends forever. He is survived by his wife, Amy of 46 years; daughter, Debbie and husband, Pete; son, Greg and wife, Stephanie; four grandchildren, Lauren, Daniel, Ashley and Sierra; and a brother, Ronnie Carter. A celebration service of Ken's life was held on July 7 at Emerald Coast Funeral Home in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 10, from noon to 1 p.m., followed by a 1 p.m. service at Roswell Funeral Home, Roswell, Ga. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery following the service. Please sign the family guestbook at www.emeraldcoastfuneralhome.com.

Published in the Daily Press on 7/9/2006.
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