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Mrs. Mattie Keen Carter entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at Annie Penn Memorial Hospital in Reidsville, North Carolina.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 14, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. Grooms Missionary Baptist Church, Grooms Road, Reidsville, NC with family visitation one half hour prior to the service and burial to follow in the church cemetery. Public viewing will be held on Thursday, April 13, 2023 from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the McLaurin Memorial Chapel, 721 E. Morehead Street, Reidsville, NC.
Mattie Lee Keen Carter was born April 28, 1936, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia to the late Thomas Allen and Lizzy Maude Keen. She was a loving and passionate lady who loved the Lord. She knew the Lord at early age. Being educated in the Rockingham County School System, Mattie was a domestic worker within Reidsville, NC for many years. With the help of her mother and family members, she raised two young boys upon the passing of her husband. After all the help from her mother, she became her caregiver until her passing. Mattie loved her family and friends. She loved to see her family get together and just laugh and talk. Mattie started driving later in life and she loved her white Buick. She loved flowers especially these Snowball bushes that were moved when she moved to another location with her mother. She was fortunate to have come across many friends that contributed to her blessed life, and she was very grateful for their presence.
She was a devoted member of Grooms Chapel Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. G.H. Badgett. During her journey, she was a member of the Senior Choir for many years. She had the honor of representing Grooms as NAACP’s Mother of the Year. Mattie was also a devoted member of the Senior Saints Ministry at Grooms Chapel and the Missionary Department.
In addition to her parents, Mattie was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Lee Carter; brothers Robert Keen, Emanuel Jones, Ernest Miles, and Bernard Jones; sisters Sarah Thomas and Cora Wilson; and grandson Antonio Carter.
To cherish her memories are sons, Lorenzo Carter (Rosetta) and Warren Carter; Sister, Sally Moyer (George); seven grandchildren: Dr. Timothy Carter (Farrah), Dr. Darwin Carter, Angela Brown, Warren Carter, Jr., Sherita Simmons (Antonio), Venita Carter, and Corey Williams; thirteen great grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Sherrelle Carter; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.
Ashton and Yolanda McLaurin and the staff of the McLaurin Funeral Home are serving the family. Covid-19 precautions will be followed with social distancing, masks and sanitizing required.
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