Alvin Carter
Alvin “Mac” Carter, 84, of McDonald, died Saturday, January 12, 2022, in Strabane Woods, Washington.
He was born November 19, 1937, in Washington, a son of the late Alvin Dale and Ellen C. McCarrell Carter.
Mac was a 1955 graduate of Hickory High School and spent his life farming and in sales for Growers Fertilizers.
He was very involved in his community as a 4-H leader, director and vice president of Canonsburg Mutual Fire Insurance Company, past director of the Farm Bureau, board member of Farmland Preservation, member and alumnus of Future Farmers of America; member, director and state delegate of Washington County Holstein Association, board member of Mt. Prospect Cemetery Association, and participated in the annual Hickory Apple Festival.
Mac was an active member of his church, Hickory United Evangelical Presbyterian Church, serving as elder and on multiple committees.
He enjoyed watching Penn State sports, but his greatest love was farming.
On November 9, 1996, Mac married Sheila Gary Phillips, who survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, Connie (Rick) Weaver; two sons, Donald Carter and Ronald (Amy) Carter; stepdaughters, Robin (Tom) Ranager, Jymme McQuillan, Christie (Chester) Hoffman and Sherry Foster; brother, Jay D. Carter; sister, Lois Anne Risser; grandchildren, Megan (Jerry) Hickman, Morgan Weaver, Michele (Slade) Waller, Riley Carter and Regan Carter; numerous step-grandchildren; great-grandchildren, Ayden Horr, Brayden Hickman and Brooklyn Hickman; and several nieces and nephews.
Mac was preceded in death by his first wife, Bertha Lou “Sis” Corwin, who died February 23, 1995; and brother, T. Lee Carter.
Family and friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, January 16, and from 9 to 11 a.m., the time of service, Monday, January 17, in Hickory United Evangelical Presbyterian Church, with Pastor Douglas Reinard officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Hickory United Evangelical Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, 210 Main Street, Hickory, PA 15340.
Arrangements have been entrusted to William G. Neal Funeral Homes, Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, PA 15301.
Additional information and guest book are available at NealFuneralHome.com.