The daughter of Tom Benton Williams and Rose Annie Griffin Williams, Lucy was born on November 14, 1920 in Anson County. She was married to Vance Carpenter on April 24, 1937 and the couple moved to Charlotte in the 1940s. There she and her husband founded Carpenter Trucking, Inc., a successful local freight company, in 1946 that employed most of her family. After her husband passed away in 1979, she continued as President of the company until she and her family closed the business in 2000. She was a longtime member of Newell Baptist Church in Charlotte.
An avid animal lover that spent most of her time outdoors, Lucy loved tending to her flowers and garden just as she had since her youth. Always a strong, smart, lively, and hard-working woman, she was the pillar of strength for her beloved family. Her wisdom, compassion, genuine smile, and sense of humor will be deeply missed.
Lucy is survived by her sons Lewis Carpenter and wife Martha of Harrisburg, NC, Bobby Carpenter and wife Brenda of Charlotte, and Charles Carpenter and late wife Teresa of Harrisburg; five grandchildren, Jim Carpenter and wife Geteia of Harrisburg, Donna Carpenter Jenkins of Concord, Lisa Carpenter Roberts and husband Brian of Carolina Shores, NC, Michael Carpenter of Huntersville, and Katie Carpenter of Charlotte; five great-grandchildren, Clint Carpenter and wife Shelley of Mooresville, Candice Carpenter of Concord, Keith Carpenter and wife Chelsea of Concord, Andrew Craddock of Concord, and Morgan Craddock of Concord. She is also survived by her sister Susie Williams Litaker of Charlotte. She was predeceased by her husband, Zeb Vance Carpenter, and by her brothers Milton Carl Williams, Lee Harrell Williams, and William Hampton Williams.
The family will receive friends Friday, December 3 from 12:30 to 2:00 PM at the McEwen Funeral Service Mint Hill Chapel, 7428 Matthews-Mint Hill Road. A service to celebrate Lucy’s life will be held at 2:00 PM at the chapel, and interment will immediately follow at Evergreen Cemetery, 4426 Central Avenue.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in honor of Lucy Carpenter to the Humane Society of Charlotte, 2700 Toomey Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28203, by phone at (704) 377-0534 ext.236, or online at www.humanesocietyofcharlotte.org.
Condolences may be offered at www.mcewenminthillchapel.com.
Arrangements under the direction of McEwen Funeral Service-Mint Hill Chapel, Charlotte, NC.
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