A Celebration of Life service for Jon Carter, age 61 years, of Enid, is 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Ron Stone officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Jon passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015 at home in Enid. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
Jon was born May 29, 1953 in Florala, Alabama to Chester Carter and Gretchen (Mitchell) Carter. He moved to Crestview, Florida and graduated from Laurel Hill High School. In the beginning of Jon’s career in construction, he traveled extensively building churches, and for the last twenty-six years worked for Braums Ice Cream & Dairy as Superintendent of Construction. Jon was an avid fisherman and loved spending time outdoors with his faithful companions, chocolate labs Harley Bear and Tilly. He loved to have cookouts and enjoyed grilling with his family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Chester and Gretchen Carter.
Jon is survived by his wife Ronda of the home in Enid, five children, Jason Carter of Crestview, Florida; Seth Smith and wife Brooke, of Douglas, Oklahoma; Lindsey Toner and husband Terry, of Crestview, Florida; Suzanne Carter and fiancé Allen Cook, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Megan Kretchmar and husband Tyler, of Medford, Oklahoma; two brothers, Mike Carter, of Florida, and Richard Carter of Arkansas, four grandchildren, as well as other family and friends.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society with Ladusau-Evans serving as custodian of the funds.
Condolences may be made and the service viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com.