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Ralph T. Carpenter, Jr
Birth: 5 Jul 1917 Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA
Death: 3 Apr 2015 (aged 97) Surprise, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial: Wickenburg Cemetery, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Memorial #: 144672313
Bio:
Wickenburg Funeral Home & Crematory,
Wickenburg, ArizonaRalph T. Carpenter, Jr.
July 5, 1917 - April 3, 2015Ralph T. Carpenter, Jr, 97, passed away April 3, 2015 in Surprise, AZ.
Ralph was born to Gwendolin and Ralph Carpenter, Sr. on July 5, 1917 in Sheldon, IA. He grew up on his fathers farm in Rock Rapids, IA. He attended the Metropolitan Business College for Industrial Science Agriculture studying animal husbandry and graduating in 1941 to work on the family farm, but the start of WWII would change his career path.
Ralph served as a Lt. Colonel in the Army Corp. of Engineers, completing his military service on May 21, 1946. During his military service he married his sweet bride Alice on April 3, 1943. At the time of Alice's death in 2009 they were married for 64 years. After the war ended Ralph would go on to work for the Bureau of Land Management, they raised a family and in 1976 he retired from BLM as a Supervisory/Management Analyst.
They would move to AZ shortly after that, living in Ahwatukee for awhile and then coming to Wickenburg, where in 1983, they built their home at the Wickenburg Country Club, overlooking the 18th hole. Ralph loved to golf and played as often as he could.
Ralph was pre-deceased by his wife Alice, their only daughter Terri Ann, and his brother Richard.
He is survived by his grandson Joshewa (Samantha Gray) granddaughters Bonnie (Abel) Castillo and Amanda (Ricardo) Torres, 1 great grandson Shawn and two great granddaughters Olivia and Abigail, and some extended family.
A graveside service with military honors will be held at Wickenburg Cemetery on Saturday April 11, 2015 at 10:00am.
Family Members
Spouse
Alice Meska Carpenter 1916-2009
Children
Terri Ann Carpenter Birchfield 1956-1993
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Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 August 2019), memorial page for Ralph T. Carpenter, Jr (5 Jul 1917–3 Apr 2015), Find A Grave Memorial no. 144672313, citing Wickenburg Cemetery, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA ; Maintained by Sharla (contributor 46940689) .
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Alice Meska Carpenter
Birth: 8 Oct 1916
Death: 2009 (aged 92–93)
Burial: Wickenburg Cemetery, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Memorial #: 117790740
Family Members
Parents
Manley Meska 1875-1960
Gertrude Maris Meska 1894-1926
Spouse
Ralph T. Carpenter 1917-2015
Siblings
Fred I. Meska 1918-1987
Children
Terri Ann Carpenter Birchfield 1956-1993
Created by: Chuck O Fortune (47405591)
Added: 28 Sep 2013
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Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 August 2019), memorial page for Alice Meska Carpenter (8 Oct 1916–2009), Find A Grave Memorial no. 117790740, citing Wickenburg Cemetery, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA ; Maintained by Chuck O Fortune (contributor 47405591) .
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Terri Ann Carpenter Birchfield
Birth: 19 Nov 1956 District Of Columbia, USA
Death: 5 Oct 1993 (aged 36) Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial: Wickenburg Cemetery, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Plot: section 8 row E space 27
Memorial #: 12084754
Bio:
The Wickenburg SunWednesday, October 13, 1993Terri Ann Birchfield of Wickenburg died Oct. 5, 1993, in Wickenburg. She was 36. Mrs. Birchfield was born Nov. 19, 1956 in Washington, D. C., and had lived in Wickenburg for six years, moving here from Colorado. She was a housewife and on occasion had worked at several local restaurants. Mrs. Birchfield is survived by her husband, Troy, of Wickenburg; son, Josheua Hull, 6; daughters Amanda Hull, 7, and Bonnie Coash, 12, all of Wickenburg; parents Ralph and Alice Carpenter of Wickenburg; mother-in-law Mildred Birchfield, also of Wickenburg; and several brothers and sisters-in-law. Services have been held, with interment at the Wickenburg Cemetery. Jean McCoard officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to the Terri Ann Birchfield Memorial Fund in care of Bank One, West Branch, Wickenburg. Frey Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Family Members
Parents
Ralph T. Carpenter 1917-2015
Alice Meska Carpenter 1916-2009
Created by: Janet Bowie (46797070)
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URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12084754/terri-ann-birchfield
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 August 2019), memorial page for Terri Ann Carpenter Birchfield (19 Nov 1956–5 Oct 1993), Find A Grave Memorial no. 12084754, citing Wickenburg Cemetery, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA ; Maintained by Janet Bowie (contributor 46797070) .
SEE: Al Field data
http://fieldgenealogy.com/g0/p1.htm#i3
Ernest Albert Field
M, b. 26 June 1896, d. 11 December 1967
Father Walter Carpenter Field1 b. 15 Nov 1875, d. 24 Nov 1899
Mother Jessie Leota O'Daffer2 b. 6 Aug 1880, d. 28 Jul 1908
Last Edited 20 Oct 2008
Birth* Ernest Albert Field was born on 26 June 1896 at Rochester, Fulton, Indiana.3
Census* He appeared on the census of 26 April 1910 at Rochester Twp., Fulton, Indiana, ED 58, Sheet 5, living with Grandmother Leota O'Daffer and sister Sylvia.4
DraftWW1* On 5 June 1917 Ernest Albert Field registered for the draft at Glendo, Platte, Wyoming; at the time, he was employed by Charles Bennett as a farmer, single.5
Occupation* He was a rancher on 12 April 1918 at Wyoming.6
Milit-Beg* He began military service on 13 April 1918 at Fort Logan, Colorado.6
Milit-End* He ended military service on 8 March 1919 at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming; Wagoner, Field Artillery Supply Company 14, F.A.6
Census He appeared on the census of 12 April 1930 at Toltec (ED 14), Albany, Wyoming, ED 1-18, sheet 1A, lived and worked on the ranch of Frank Wilkenson, a stock farm operator with real estate valued at $32,800.7
Milit-Beg He began military service on 22 December 1942 at Seattle, Washington, U.S. Army transport ship "Anne Hanify" operating between Seattle and Alaska.6
Milit-End He ended military service on 10 December 1943 at Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska.6
Marriage* He married Florence Lucille Wagoner, daughter of Samuel Jacob Wagoner and Anna Blanche Kinnaman, on 4 June 1944 at Bourbon, Marshall, Indiana.8,9
Death* Ernest Albert Field died on 11 December 1967 at Bourbon, Marshall, Indiana, at age 71; buried at Parks Cemetery, Bourbon.10
Obit Ernest Albert's obituary was published in the Plymouth Pilot on 11 December 1967:Bourbon-Ernest A. Field, 71, Rt. 2, Bourbon, died at 7:30 a.m. today in his home of a heart attack. He had a heart condition for several years. He was born near Rochester on June 26, 1896 and lived in Bourbon for 12 years, coming from South Bend. He was a retired Studebaker Corp. employee and a member of the First United Church of Christ of Bourbon; the River Park American Legion of South Bend, a veteran of World War I and served in the Army Transport Service during World War II. He is survived by his widow, the former Florence Wagoner, a son, Alfred Ernest, a junior at Indiana University, and a sister, Mrs. Guy (Grace) Cooper of South Bend. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Deaton-Beigh Funeral Home, Bourbon, with Rev. J. Paul Goebel officiating. Burial will be in Park Cemetery, Bourbon. Friends may call in the funeral home after noon Tuesday until services Wednesday.11
Family
Florence Lucille Wagoner b. 12 Jun 1907, d. 5 Jul 1996
Child
Alfred Ernest Field+ b. 30 Jan 1948
Citations
[S47] Indiana Works Progress Administration, Fulton County Births.
[S42] Field/O'Daffer Family Bible.
[S2] Florence (Wagoner) Field, "Ancestral File of Florence Field", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S758] Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards.
[S23] "Certificate of Honorable Discharge."
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S21] Marriage License: Issued May 31, 1944 by Frank Bruggner, Clerk.
[S41] Indiana Works Progress Administration, St. Joseph County Marriages.
[S22] Certificate of Death.
[S547] Plymouth Pilot-News, Various, 11 December 1967.
39313. Lynn A. "Glynn" Carpenter
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Lynn A. Carpenter
Birth: Oct. 4, 1920
Middlebury Center
Tioga County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Jan. 19, 1999
Middlebury Center
Tioga County
Pennsylvania, USA
Lynn is the child of Valorus B. Carpenter and his wife,Grace A. Potter.
Family links:
Parents:
Valorus B. Carpenter (1895 - 1974)
Grace A. Potter Carpenter (1899 - 1975)
Spouse:
Evelyn Tracey Carpenter (____ - 2014)*
Sibling:
Wayne Valorus Carpenter (1919 - 1990)*
Lynn A. Carpenter (1920 - 1999)
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Middlebury Union Cemetery
Middlebury Center
Tioga County
Pennsylvania, USACreated by: Lawrence H. Grunert
Record added: Feb 13, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 105184179
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Evelyn Tracey Carpenter
Birth: unknown
Death: Mar. 22, 2014
Evelyn “Boo” Tracey Carpenter passed away peacefully following a brief illness on March 22, 2014. She was 89 years old.
She spent most of her life in Corning, NY, but lived the last 10 years in Charlotte, NC with her daughter Kimberlee and their 2 dachshunds Meadow and Forest. Boo was an exceptional homemaker and devoted wife and mother. She had a passion for reading and Irish culture and enjoyed doing volunteer work. She will be missed.
She was the daughter of the late Patrick F. and Jesse Force Tracey. She was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Lynn A. Carpenter, infant daughter Patrice and sister Carole Tracey.
Boo’s survivors include two daughters, Tracey (Gerald) Stankosky of Fairfax, VA and Kimberlee Carpenter of Charlotte, NC; son LaMont Lynn (Kathie) Carpenter of Riverton, UT; grandchildren Kira (Daniel) Stankosky Seibel of Warrenton, VA and Jared Stankosky of Fairfax, VA; sister Helen T (Roswell) Crozier of Painted Post, NY, two brothers William Patrick Tracey of Coopers Plains, NY and Frances (Beverly) Tracey of Corning, NY.
By Boo’s wish, there will be no formal funeral service. A graveside service will be held at the Middlebury Union Cemetery, Kenneyville, PA.
Family links:
Spouse:
Lynn A. Carpenter (1920 - 1999)
Burial:
Middlebury Union Cemetery
Middlebury Center
Tioga County
Pennsylvania, USACreated by: T & C
Record added: Nov 16, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 138854058