Service of Remembrance for Charles Marlin "Charlie" Carter, 92, of Hettinger, ND will be Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hettinger Lutheran Church in Hettinger. Rev. Kathleen Dettmann will officiate and burial of his ashes will follow at the Hettinger Cemetery. A gathering of Family and Friends will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Charlie, the youngest of five children, was born on January 27, 1914 south of Ekalaka, MT, in Carter County near the Chalk Buttes to Louis and Bobbie (Osgood) Carter. At the age of 12 his family moved to Haynes, ND, where he finished his education. He worked at various jobs including the Civil Conservation Corp in Yellowstone National Park, hopped a Freight train with a friend to California to harvest fruit for several summers and worked at the Arrowhead Coal Mine in Haynes. On December 26, 1942, Charlie married Marian Carlson in Baker, MT. To this union three sons and one daughter were born. After they were married, he was employed at Bill Moseley's sheep ranch south of White Butte, SD for several years before returning to Haynes to again work at the coal mine. In 1950, they moved to Hettinger where they made their permanent home. In 1953 he started his over the road trucking career. He worked for Muck Transport, Goplin Trucking, Peter Kewitt and Sons, and retired with CJ Austad and Son Trucking in 1978. In 1984 he began helping Billy Galbreth and family doing various jobs and he truly enjoyed every minute of it.
Charlie was an avid sportsman. He loved to fish especially fly fishing and did so until the age of 91. Over the years he taught many people how to fly fish and also enjoyed teaching local youth the skills of fishing. In 1997 he was awarded The Cedar Creek Pheasant Hunter Hall of Fame Sportsman of the Year award. In addition to these attributes he was also noted for telling a good story. Charlie loved to play cards, especially Rummy, Solitaire and Cribbage. He was known for raising Greyhounds he used for hunting Coyote and Fox.

Charles M. "Charlie" Carter passed away at the West River Regional Medical Center, In Hettinger on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006 surrounded by his loving family. He will sadly be missed by his family, friends and the coffee gang at Peppy's.

Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Marian Carter, of Hettinger; his son, Chuck and wife Carolyn Carter, of Dickinson, ND, daughter-in-law, Jan Carter, of Glendive, MT, son, Jerry and wife Joyce Carter, of Hazen, ND and daughter, Candee Fitch and fiancé Ron Rose, of Hettinger; special niece, Jan and husband Dennis Bentsen, of Hettinger, ND; grandchildren, Chad, Colby and wife Luz, Carrie and husband Eric Gill, J.W., Codi, Barbie, J.R., Jason and wife Denise, Bobby, Jared and wife Jane, Ryan, Sarah, Lacey, Alissa, Tanner, Lindsey, Michael and Mitchell; great grandchildren, Ashton, Jalen, Talia, Nevaeh, McKenna and Carlee; special friends, Billy and Colleen Galbreth and their family and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceding Charlie in death were his parents, two brothers, Hugh and Elmer, two sisters, Vera and Myrtle and a son, Jim.

A Memorial will be established by the family.