Jack Jesse Carter
Aug. 4, 1918 - July 23, 2016

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Jack Carter went to his heavenly home on July 23, 2016, just 12 days short of his 98th birthday.

He was born in Clinton, Okla., one of 10 children. He and his family moved to California during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl years.

Jack graduated from Anaheim High School in 1936. He met his wife-to-be in Whittier where he ran a grocery store. He and Dorothy Potter were married in 1941. They were married for 72 years before Dorothy passed away in 2013.

Jack worked on submarines at Mare Island Naval Base in Vallejo during World War II. In those years, Jack and Dorothy had two daughters, Irene and Jackie.

After the war, they moved to Delano where Jack worked as a welder and blacksmith for his brother Bob at Carter's Welding and Manufacturing. Jack also laid carpet in Bend, Ore., and eventually moved back to Lake County in 1977. He owned a fix-it shop in Lakeport until he retired.

Both Jack and Dorothy were very active for more than 30 years at Clear Lake Baptist Church in Lakeport.

Jack was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy, and his daughter, Irene Wilson. He leaves behind his daughter, Jackie Carter of Lakeport; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; nieces; nephews; and many, many friends.

A memorial service for both Jack and Dorothy will be held at Clear Lake Baptist Church, 555 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9.

Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .