Grace Carter

Grace Carter, 85, of Cadiz, Ohio passed away on October 4, 2024, surrounded by her family at the Harrison County Home. She was born June 11, 1939, in Marins Ferry, Ohio, a daughter of the late Harry E. Deaton and Jessie Phillips Deaton Ferrie. 

She was a member of the New Athens Methodist Church. 

She was preceded in death in addition to her parents by her husband, Richard Eugene Carter, Sr.; an infant daughter; a grandson, Shawn Shoulders; and siblings, Harry E. Deaton, Bill Deaton, Katherine Leluika, Doris Frohnapfel, and Hazel Adams. 

She is survived by her children, Debbie (Jeff) Mercer of St. Clairsville, Priscilla (Wally) Grabits of Adena, Richard (Brenda) Carter of Cadiz, and Becky (Lee) Shoulders of Wintersville; a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. 

Visitation will be held on Monday, October 7, 2024, from 11:00a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 1:00p.m. at the New Athens Methodist Church with Jon Little officiating. Burial will follow at Longview Cemetery in New Athens, Ohio. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Harrison County Home, 415000 Cadiz-Dennison Road, Cadiz, Ohio 43907. 

The memorial guestbook may be signed at clark-kirkland-barr.com.