Richard Henry Carpenter was buried in Marshall County Cemetery inAlbertville, Alabama.
References - 1) Social Security Death Index, 2) Memorial Obituary,dated 19 January 1979--The Huntsville Times.
Richard Henry Carpenter, 33 of Waldorf, Md died Sunday (January 14,1979) at a Maryland Hospital. Burial was to be in Marchall MemorialGardens, in Marshall Co., Albertville, Alabama, with Adams BrownService Funeral Home of Albertville in charge. The burial site islocated on Highwat 205 just north and west of Albertville.
Social Security State of Issuance - Alabama. Note:In the Social Security Records for his death, his name is recorded asDickie Carpenter, not Richard Henry Carpenter.
THE WASHINGTON POST Thursday, January 18, 1979 (page 13)
Richard Carpenter, 33, Chemist
Richard H. Carpenter, 33, who joined the U.S. Public Helath Serviceabout six months ago as freedom of information officer, died of cancerSunday at the Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton. Prior tojoining the Public Health Service, Mr. Carpenter has worked as achemist for the Naval Ordance Station at Indian Head. he also hadbeen a chemist and a a consumer safety officer for the Food and DrugAdministration in Rockville. Mr. Carpenter was born in Chattanooga,Tenn. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the Universityof Alabama in 1968. He moved to this area about 10 years ago and wasa resident of Waldorf. he was amember of the Alexandria Coin Club andhad served as club president. In 1978, he received the club's"Numismatist of the Year" award. Mr. Carpenter had attended the FirstBaptist Church of Gaithersburg. Survivers include his wife, theformer Sarah Stephens, and a daughter, Richelle, of the home inWaldorf; his parents, George B. Carpenter and Eudora Carpenter, ofSummerville, Ga.; five brothers, James B., of Marietta, Ga., Bob L.,of Lompoc, Calif., Stanley L., of Jacksonville, Ala., George R., andJesse R., both of Summerville; and a sister, Nellie C. Blocker, ofAtlanta. The family suggests that expressions of sympathy be in theform of contributions to the American Cancer Society.