John Smith "Smitty" Carter, Jr., 83, beloved husband of Margaret Carter, of Mullins, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at Carolinas Hospital System of Marion. He was born in Mullins, the son of the late John Smith Carter, Sr. and the late Elsie Smith Carter. Smitty was a graduate of Mullins High School and attended the University of South Carolina. He was a member of Macedonia United Methodist Church and an avid Gamecock and NASCAR fan. For over twenty years, he was a part owner of the family business, Carter's Drugs in Mullins and had retired from Mullins Hardware after twenty-one years. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
Smitty is survived by his wife, Margaret M. Carter of Mullins, a son, John S. (Nancy) Carter, III of Charleston; two daughters, Phoebe R. Carter of Columbia and Rianne C. Thomas and her companion, Richie Cannon of Murrells Inlet; a step-daughter, Era P. (Martin) Carmichael of Conway; a stepson, Daniel M. Pace of Myrtle Beach; a brother, Bobby P. (Glenda) Carter of Georgia; a sister, Rae Maria C. Floyd of Columbia; two grandchildren, Jessica C. (Rob) Clendenin and Weston C. Thomas; two step-grandchildren, Sarah C. Myers and Benjamin T. Carmichael; one soon to be great-grandchild, and one step great-grandchild, Olivia M. Myers.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 2, 2017 at Macedonia United Methodist Church in Mullins. The family will receive friends in the sanctuary of the church following the service.
The family would like to thank Smitty's caregivers, Lillie Ceo, Karen Reeves, Lilly Howard, Sally Williamson, and Eric Ceo for their loving care and dedication to Smitty.
If you would like to remember Smitty, the family suggests that memorials be made in his memory to Macedonia United Methodist Church, 402 North Main Street, Mullins, South Carolina 29574.
An online guestbook is available at www.mearesfh.com.