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							 Visitation:
							Friday from 4-6 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in 
							Chestnut.  
							Service:
							Friday at 6 p.m. at the church  
							
							Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral 
							Home 
							Obituary 
							 
							Kenneth Ray “Kenney” Carter, 62, of Chestnut, IL 
							passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2004 at Barnes 
							Hospital, St. Louis, MO. after a courageous battle 
							with his health. 
							 
							Visitation will be Friday, July 18, 2014 from 4-6 PM 
							at Zion Lutheran Church in Chestnut. Memorial 
							services will follow at 6PM also at the church. 
							Burial will take place at a later date. 
							 
							Kenney was born June 28, 1952 in Springfield, IL., 
							the son of Gerald Ray Carter and Doris Jean (Behrends) 
							Carter. He married Karen (Cotton) Carter on February 
							18, 1978 in Lincoln. 
							 
							He loved to fish, play pool, listen to blues music, 
							and spend time in his yard. He was an avid St. Louis 
							Cardinal’s fan. 
							 
							Surviving are his wife Karen Carter of Chestnut, his 
							mother Doris Carter of Lincoln, IL., his children: 
							Jamie (Andrew) Vaughan of Mt. Pulaski, IL., Rachel 
							(Scott) Getzelman of Clinton, IL., and Shawn Halsey 
							of Las Vegas, NV., his brother James (Jim 
							Schmeltzer) Carter of Chicago, IL, and his 
							grandchildren, Corey, Chloe, Caitlynn, Jace, Sydney, 
							Alissa, and and Ian. 
							 
							He was preceded in death by his father and his 
							sister, Mary Laesch. 
							 
							Memorial donations may be made to Zion Lutheran 
							Church, Chestnut, or to Barnes Jewish Childrens’ 
							Hospital, St. Louis, MO and will be accepted at the 
							funeral home. 
            
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							Surviving are his wife Karen Carter of Chestnut, his 
							mother Doris Carter of Lincoln, IL., his children: 
							Jamie (Andrew) Vaughan of Mt. Pulaski, IL., Rachel 
							(Scott) Getzelman of Clinton, IL., and Shawn Halsey 
							of Las Vegas, NV., his brother James (Jim 
							Schmeltzer) Carter of Chicago, IL, and his 
							grandchildren, Corey, Chloe, Caitlynn, Jace, Sydney, 
							Alissa, and and Ian. 
							 
							He was preceded in death by his father and his 
							sister, Mary Laesch. 
							 
							Memorial donations may be made to Zion Lutheran 
							Church, Chestnut, or to Barnes Jewish Childrens’ 
							Hospital, St. Louis, MO and will be accepted at the 
							funeral home. 
            
            
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