
Charita Diane Carter
Born: March 27th, 1952
Died: June 17th, 2012
Obituary
Charita Diane Carter, 60, of Burlington, died at her home, on Sunday morning, June 17, 2012. Born on March 27, 1952 in Winn, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Arie and Levern Williams Darnell. She married Bernard Carter Jr. on September 28, 2001 in Burlington, Iowa. Charita was a homemaker. She enjoyed reading and cooking. She worked at Burger King food service, McDonald's as a crew leader, Catfish Bend Riverboat and Burlington Northern. She was a member of Union Baptist Church Full Gospel Fellowship. She is survived by her husband, Bernard; four sons, Barron Darnell of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Rodney Darnell of Moline, Illinois, Zane Carter of Danville, Iowa and Rashad Carter of Burlington, Iowa; one daughter, Shamyra Carter of Burlington, Iowa; 23 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; her mother, Levern Brown of Burlington, Iowa; six brothers, Arie Darnell Jr. of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Jesses Ashford of Springfield, Missouri, Mike Brown of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Greg Darnell, Curtis Heath and Tim Ashford, all of Burlington, Iowa; one sister, Harriett Heath of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; a host of nieces, nephews and several cousins. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Dovie Williams. Funeral services for Charita Diane Carter will be held on Monday, June 25, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Burlington, Iowa. Rev. Lawrence Manson will officiate. Interment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. No formal visitation is planned, friends may call on Sunday from noon until 5:00 p.m. A memorial has been established in memory of Charita Carter. .