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Judith Brown Carter, 71, Tompkinsville, dies in Louisville

Mrs. Carter was native of Columbia; attended Columbia Schools and LWC; was daughter of owners of Brown Drug Co.
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Judith Brown Carter, 71, died November 2, 2005, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was the beloved wife of Dr. James E. Carter, a family physician in Tompkinsville, KY. They were married on August 19, 1956, in Columbia, KY.

Mrs. Carter was born in Columbia, KY, on October 8, 1934. She was the daughter of Thomas Carlisle Brown and Mary Catherine Nease Brown.


She graduated from Columbia High School in 1952. She attended Lindsey Wilson College and was a cheerleader there. During that time, she won the South Central Kentucky Beauty Contest and was a finalist in the Mountain Laurel Festival Pageant.

She later graduated from the University of Kentucky School of Pharmacy. She was a licensed pharmacist, continued to serve in this capacity at the time of her death, and was a member of the Kentucky Pharmacy Association.

Mrs. Carter was a member of the Tompkinsville First Baptist Church.

She was active in Republican politics and was a member of the Monroe County Republican Women's Club. She served two terms on the Tompkinsville City Council.

She also was active in other community activities. She formerly served as both a Brownie Scout Leader, Girl Scout Leader, and a Cub Scout Leader in Tompkinsville, as well as being a member of the Monroe County Hospital Auxiliary. Mrs. Carter had a passion for the arts and enjoyed painting at times during her life.

Other than Dr. Carter, she is survived by four children and seven grandchildren. Survivors include her children, James Carter, Jr., Smyrna, TN; Tom Carter, Bowling Green, KY; Cindy Crowe, Bowling Green, KY; and Mary Catherine McKeever, Glasgow, KY. Her grandchildren are Taylor Crowe, Laura Catherine Carter, Parker Carter, Adam Carter, Rebecca Evelyn Carter, Carter Allen McKeever, and Anna Claire McKeever.

Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 4, 2005, at Yokley-Trible Funeral Home in Tompkinsville, KY.

Funeral services will be held at the Tompkinsville First Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2005. Interment will be at the Evans Oak Hill Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the National Stroke Prevention Association.

This obituary was made possible through the support of Grissom Funeral Home, established in 1926, located one block off the square at 200 Campbellsville Street in Columbia. To reach David and Cathy Martin, phone 270-384-2149, or
E-mail: bmartin@duo-county.com

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Through the support of Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, established in 1922, located at 210 Greensburg Street in Columbia. To reach Louis and Brenda McQueary and Richard and Mary Beth Phelps, phone 270-384-2145, or call our 24-hour community obituary information line, 384-6999. E-mail: stottspm@alltel.net.Friends you trust, caring for people you love.



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Grissom-Martin Funeral Home
Located one block off the Square at 200 Campbellsville Street in Columbia, KY.
To reach David and Cathy Martin, phone (270)-384-2149, or e-mail: grissomfuneralhome@windstream.net.
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