Betty L. Carter

Betty was preceded in death by her husband Robert "Bob" Carter, daughter Cindy Matthews and son Richard Young, grandchildren lan Klinedinst and Jessica Martin. Survivors include her sisters Mary Jo McGivney and Raye Anderson, daughters Sonya Parker and husband Clint Parker and Susie Bost and Keith Klinedinst, grandchildren Amanda Parker, Camela Young, Chuckie Matthews, Samantha Young and Gage Young. She also has seven great grandchildren.

She was also an avid reader. She enjoyed reading a wide variety of books from A to Z but her favorite was her Bible. After she finished reading them, she would donate them to patients undergoing chemo treatment. She herself went through chemo treatment and would be sitting for many hours and the books would help pass the time.

She loved numbers and spent her life working in accounting with Merita Bakeries, Durr Medical, PSS and McKesson. So many of her co-workers were like family to her. She was very creative when it came to costumes for special events/seasons and enjoyed putting them together and dressing up.

She especially looked forward every year going on vacation to the beach with her mother Vera and sisters Mary Jo and Raye and her niece Trish. She loved the beach and called it "her Happy place". Her family was very important to her.

She had a heart of gold and everyone who met her loved her. She was always nearby if anyone needed help and never asked for anything in return. If you needed money, she would give you her last dollar...if you needed someone to talk to, she would listen forever... if you needed help with a recipe she helped you through it. The list just goes on for all the good things she did and I'm sure she has many gems in her crown. She left her family and friends with lots of years of happy memories that we will cherish for as long as we shall live!

We all love you.... till we meet again.

A Celebration of Life for Betty will be held Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 12:00pm at Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, 11801 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32223.