Alvin Carter Jr

March 13, 1942 - September 24, 2019

Alvin Carter Jr., 77, of Stephens, AR passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at the Ouachita Medical Center in Camden, AR. Alvin was born on March 13, 1942 in Stephens, AR to the late Elisha Alvin Sr. and Alma (Cloud) Carter. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Stephens and served his country in the United States Army stationed in German from 1960 to 1963. He spent his career in the defense industry in East Camden and was the manager of the Engineering and Quality at Bae System Aerospace and he loved fishing. Alvin was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Margie, Dorothy, Helen, and Alma Mae; brother Lloyd Carter; and grandson Jonathan Carter. He is survived by his wife Janette Carter of Stephens, AR; sons, Sandy Carter and wife Monica of Mt. Holly, AR and Daniel Carter and wife Cindy of Stephens, AR; daughter Brenda Berry and husband William of Oklahoma City, OK; grandsons, Daniel Carter Jr and wife Kayce, Jesse Carter and wife Morgan, Noah Carter and wife Raeann, and Ethan Carter; granddaughters, Mary Beth Shelton and husband Derrek, Kayla Carter, and Savannah Berry; great grandchildren, Elisha Ayden, Kaleb, Blayton, Derrek, Jr., McKenna, Bentlee, Isabella, Serenity, Caden, and Kendell; and sister Willie Belle Jinks of Stephens, AR. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, September 27, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Stephens with Jerry Arrington officiating. Burial will follow at the Stephens Cemetery under the direction of Lewis Funeral Home, Inc. in Magnolia, AR. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be his classmates from the Class of 1960. The family requests memorial contributions are sent to CARTI, 528 West Faulkner, El Dorado, AR 71730. To sign the online guest book or to share a memory visit www.lewisfuneralhome.biz