Travis Ray Carter, age 91, of Winfield, Alabama, formerly of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Friday, November 13th, 2015 at the Pine Valley Assisted Living in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Graveside funeral service, 3:00 p.m., Sunday, November 15th, 2015, at Rudicell Church Cemetery, Highway 19 South, Hamilton, Alabama (Map).
Travis is survived by 1 daughter, Sylvia; 1 son, William Allen; and 1 grandson, Jared Caudle; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Allen and Ida Pearl Knight Carter
(Just my thoughts in tribute to Travis Ray Carter, Judy Webb Mays)
Travis, or TRC, as he was known to some of us, was born in the Detroit, Alabama, to the late Henry Allen Carter and Ida Pearl Knight Carter. He was in insurance and finance for many years in Winfield, Alabama. Two of my sisters worked for him for several years in Winfield. Travis was always ready to help others. He helped me and my husband, Gary, get our first car…and our second, a new car, in 1970. And while on vacation, we wrecked that car. Even though we lived in Birmingham, Alabama, TRC gave us a car to drive while ours was being repaired in Winfield, Alabama. He has helped many young (and old) couples who didn’t know how things were done…He was famous for his Rum Cakes. He could “whip one up” in no time and sometimes he had two or three going at the same time. They were scrumptious! You felt so special when he made one for you. He gave me the recipe, with notes, but my rum cakes are never as good as his!
He always had a story to tell. Sometimes it was about when he attended school at Gravel Springs and others about his many adventures during his time in the United States Army during WWII. Travis Ray Carter and Arlee Rye married November 24th, 1942 and according to Ancestry records, Travis Ray Carter enlisted in the US Army on May 14th, 1943 in Ft. McClellan, Alabama. He served in the 512th Military Police Battalion in Europe under General George Patton. I found one picture online in the Diorama Yearbook when he was a Sophomore at Florence State Teachers College in 1948 and another from 1949 when he was a Senior. He earned his B.S. Degree from there. He had a wealth of knowledge and we will be at a loss without him.
He will be missed so much. Our heartfelt sympathies go to his family and friends.
Hamilton Funeral Home, Hamilton, AL., directing.
