Mary Ann Carter
June 18, 1921 ~ May 10, 2014
Mary Ann Carter, 92, of Jefferson City, died Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Autumn Meadows Nursing Home in Linn, Missouri.
She was born June 18, 1921, in Maryville, Missouri, the daughter of the late John Ferdinand and Gertrude Marie (Lahr) Busby.
Mary Ann was a 1937 graduate of Maryville High School and a 1941 graduate of Northwest Missouri State Teachers College in Maryville, Mo.
She was united in marriage on July 10, 1945, in Maryville, to James Arthur Carter, Sr. He preceded her in death on September 28, 1987.
Mary Ann was an English teacher for Shenandoah High School in Shenandoah, Iowa, Horace Mann High School in Maryville, and Helias High School in Jefferson City. She also worked as a clerk for the Division of Employment Security in Jefferson City.
She was a member of the Cathedral of St. Joseph and Legion of Mary.
Mary Ann enjoyed crossword puzzles and knitting.
Survivors include: six children, John (Tammy) Carter, Mechanicsburg, Pa; Robert Carter, Jefferson City; James (Rose) Carter, Jr., Jefferson City; Michael (Beverly) Carter, Morgantown, WV; Edward Carter, Jefferson City; Barbara (Ron) Matthews, Overland Park, KS; a daughter-in-law, Karen Carter, Oklahoma City, OK; 15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Ruth Busby, Maryville, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John F. and Gertrude (Lahr) Busby; her husband, James A. Carter, Sr.; a son, Thomas Carter; a sister, Barbara Busby; and a brother, John Busby.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 2 p.m. Friday, May 16, 2014, at the Cathedral of St. Joseph with the Rev. Msgr. Robert A. Kurwicki, officiating.
Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Maryville, Missouri.
Memorials are suggested to Our Lady of the Annunciation of Clear Creek Abbey, 5804 West Monastery Road, Hulbert, OK 74441; Benedictine Monastery, 31970 State Highway P, Clyde, Mo 64432-8100; or Franciscan Sisters of Mary, 3221 McKelvey Road, Suite 107, Bridgeton, Mo 63044.
Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.
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I am so sorry for your loss. Very soon our loving God Jehovah will unite families again in the very near future. Rev. 21:4; Acts 24:15. May God be with you.
My deepest sympathy. I had Mrs. Carter for english class at Helias in 1980. She was a awesome teacher. I will always remenber her.
You have my sympathy and prayers in the loss of Mrs. Carter. I feel blessed that I had her as an English teacher in 1972 and 1973. She was an elegant lady and an excellent teacher, and always kind and interested in her students.
Thinking of you during this difficult time and knowing God will give you comfort and strength for tomorrow – Your friends at SSM Hospice
I was sorry to hear of Mary Ann’s death. We taught together at Helias High School. Helias High School was my first teaching appointment, and Mrs. Carter was kind to me as a new teacher just graduated from college. Mrs. Carter had been teaching for some time when I entered the profession, and she was a good colleague and mentor. In English Department meetings, she was the “historian” who always remembered strategies and teaching philosophies that had come and gone with the years. Education is a kind of cyclical profession, so it was always good to know how Helias faculty had tried things in the past with varying results. We had many a laugh when we turned to Mary Ann for the historical account of how this or that philosophy had been applied. Committed to Helias High School, Mrs. Carter was teaching there long after I had moved on to other positions and endeavors. My (belated) condolences to her family and friends.