Bob Carter

August 1, 1925 - April 3, 2019

BOB CARTER Robert Lee Carter, age 93, of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at his home. He was born August 1, 1925 in Grand Island, Nebraska, a son of Joseph Marion and Leota Pearl (Porter) Carter. He was united in marriage to Mary Louise McVey and together they shared over sixty years of marriage. Bob was raised in the Kansas City area and attended Paseo High School. At the age of seventeen, he made a deal with his high school principal to graduate early and joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, later identified as the United States Air Force. He served his country proudly in World War II as a top turret gunner on a B-24 Liberator Bomber based out of Italy. His plane was shot down and he was captured in Germany, becoming a POW. He was liberated by Patton’s Army. He was honorably discharged and received a Purple Heart. Bob returned to his hometown of Kansas City, where he met the love of his life on the day the war ended. He served a second term during the Korean War. Bob and Louise made their home in California where they raised their children. Bob had a career in insurance. They retired to the Lake of the Ozarks in 1980. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Osage Community Elks Lodge #2705, American Legion Zack Wheat Post #624, the Veterans of Foreign Wars #5923 and American Ex-Prisoners of War. He was a family man who would often choose spending time with his family over hobbies. He is survived by his wife, Louise of the home; a daughter, Sharon Morgan and husband Gale of Sunrise Beach, Missouri; a son, John J. Carter and wife Amy of Nixa, Missouri; three grandchildren, Teresa Morgan of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, John R. Carter and Derek Dotson both of Nixa, Missouri; and one niece, Diane Campbell and husband R.J. of Manitou Springs, Colorado. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Helen Bakun. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 8, 2019 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Laurie, Missouri. Burial with full military honors will follow in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Monday at the church. Memorial donations may be made to Jefferson Barracks POW-MIA Museum, PO Box 67, St. Charles, MO 63302. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel.