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Christopher Allen
Carpenter
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OBITUARY
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celebration of the life of Christopher Allen Carpenter, 26, of
Gladewater, will be 2 PM Friday, June 27, 2008 at Greggton United
Methodist Church with Dr. Jonathan Bynum and Reverend Dow Harleston
officiating. Interment will follow in Gladewater Memorial Park Cemetery
with honors by the Gilmer and Longview Fire Departments. Burial will be
under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Chris died
Saturday, June 21, from injuries he received following a boating
accident. Mr. Carpenter was born December 13, 1981 in Longview, TX to
Tem and Sandra Carpenter. Chris was a firefighter for the Gilmer Fire
Department. He was also a student at North East Texas Community College
EMT School. The City of Gilmer Firefighters will serve as active
pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Chad Swank, Bo Berry, Robbie
Eitelman, Robert Weddell, Chad Gilbert, Clay Powell, and Ryan Frost.
Chris was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Bobby Glenn
Allen and twin brother, Corey Arbon Carpenter. He is survived by his
parents, Tem and Sandra Carpenter of Baytown, TX, formerly of
Gladewater; brother and sister in law, Brandon and TabiBussey of
Henderson, and their children, Garret and Gage Bussey; paternal
grandparents, LaJuan Carpenter, Temple and Emma Carpenter of Longview;
maternal grandparent, Bertress Allen of Gladewater; uncles, Larry and
Renee Allen of Gladewater, Ronald and Brenda Allen of Gladewater, Steve
and Cindy Carpenter of Longview; cousins, Todd Steven Carpenter of
Afghanistan, and wife Alexandra of Fayetteville, NC, April Nicole Weber,
and husband Gary and their son, Rhedd, of Fayetteville, NC, Jordan Fout
of Gladewater, Morgan Allen, Ryan Allen, Will Allen and Brian Allen, all
of Gladewater and Lance Allen of Austin, TX. The family will receive
friends at the funeral home Thursday evening from 6 – 8 PM. The family
asks that memorials be made to Asbury House Child Enrichment Center, 320
S. Center St., Longview, TX, 75601. The family also wishes to express
their greatest appreciation to the Gregg County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Parks and Wildlife, and Cherokee Lake Patrol for all their tireless
efforts. |
Submitted by Edward Lynn
Williams |
Divers Find Missing Man's Body In Lake Cherokee
A Gilmer firefighter was killed Saturday night in a boat collision on Lake
Cherokee.
The body of 26 year old Christopher Carpenter was recovered late Monday
afternoon by divers after the accident Saturday.
It happened around 10:30 pm Saturday night at Lake Cherokee, on the Gregg-Rusk
County line. Investigators say two boats collided in the middle of the lake,
causing the boats to roll over. Another man was seriously injured in the
accident and is currently in a Longview hospital.
Carpenter graduated from Newman Smith High School in Dallas.|
06/23/08 - Lake Cherokee
Submitted by Edward Lynn
Williams |
Family Remembers Gilmer Firefighter Killed In Boating Accident
Just two and a half years after his twin brother was killed in a boating
accident, an east Texas family has lost another son, in the same manner.
26 year old Chris Carpenter's body was recovered late Monday afternoon on Lake
Cherokee near the Gregg-Rusk county line.
Carpenter was killed after two boats collided on the lake.
Today, KLTV 7's Lakecia Shockley spent time with family and friends today who
say the young man was taken too early.
For the Carpenter family, the tragic death of Chris Carpenter is unbearable.
"It's tough, we lost his twin brother two and a half years ago in an accident,"
said his uncle, Larry Allen. "It's really tough for his mother and father, his
grandmother, all of us that we lose two of them so close together and so young."
As a teen, Chris's family says he was full of energy, always ready for something
exciting with a irreplaceable smile.
"I'm going to miss his smile," said Allen. "He had a good smile, and he's just
such a loving young man - him and his brother both."
Chris and his twin brother were both volunteer firefighters.
Gilmer fire Chief Mike Melton says Chris was like his own son.
"The brothers and the sisters of the fire service, we're all close together and
when one of us hurts, we all hurt. When we found out about Chris, we started
mourning for him."
Now, all that's left of Chris at the fire station is his gear, his #19 fire hat
and his unfilled boots.
"Nobody can fill Chris's boots. He's a unique person, he's got a unique
personality....he's always there in my heart."
In the heart of his family, friends, and east Texans who will miss the dedicated
firefighter.
Carpenter's funeral will be held this Friday at 2:00 pm at the Greggton
Methodist Church on Pine Tree Road in Gilmer.Submitted by
Edward Lynn Williams |
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CHRISTOPHER ALLEN CARPENTER
DEC 13, 1981 - JUNE 21, 2008
FIRE-RESCUE
Gladewater Memorial Park, Gladewater,
Upshur County, Texas
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