Menia Yvonne Carter

Services for Menia Yvonne Carter, 55, of Gainesville are set for 11 a.m. Friday at Geo. J. Carroll and Son Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Carter officiating. Burial will follow at Pruitt Cemetery in Ardmore, Okla.

Mrs. Carter died Dec. 21, 2007, at her residence.

She was born Dec. 18, 1952, in Buckeye, Ariz., to Emery and Celerina Peña Hicks. On Oct. 8, 1973, in Ardmore, Okla., she was married to Chester Carter Jr.

Menia Carter earned an associate’s degree in nursing from North Central Texas College. She was a registered nurse and a homemaker.

Survivors include: Her husband; sons John Carter of Gainesville and Jason Carter of Dallas; daughter and sons-in-law Dian and Scott DeHaven of Ardmore; brother Davie Hicks of Dallas; mother-in-law Wilma Carter of Ardmore; sisters-in-law Brenda Carter and Tonja Roberts of Ardmore; brother-in-law Cory Roberts of Ardmore; grandchildren CaSandra Carter, Kortni Salazar, Kara Salazar and Kassie Salazar; great-grandchildren Kaysia Bruce, Krystin Knighten and Katelyn Salazar; nephews Jimmy Howard, Jeremy Hicks and Nathan Hicks; and niece Crystal Tharp.

She was preceded in death by: Her parents, sister Elaine Tharp; and great-grandson I’sis Montgomery.

Pallbearers include: Scott DeHaven, John Carter, Jason Carter, Rick Stover and Brandon Kuhn.

Visitation is set for 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.