LEXINGTON – Funeral service for Carl Edward Carter, 85, will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff, with burial to follow in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. Charles Everett will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Carter, husband of the late Ruby J. Clark Carter, died Monday, October 3, 2011. Born in Asheville, N.C., he was the son of the late Herbert and Minnie Clants Carter. He served in the United States Marine Corp in WW II. He enjoyed bird watching and fishing. Surviving are his daughter, Patricia Anne Mendez (Juan) of Elgin; brother, Clyde Carter of Flint, Mich.; sisters, Betsy Wilkerson of Fairview, N.C. and Alice of Asheville, N.C.; and 8 grandchildren. He was predeceased by by sons, Jackie Carter and Paul Carter.