Carter, Hugh Gene

On August 16, 2007, Hugh Gene Carter passed away in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Born January 24, 1919, in Cushing, Okla., he graduated from Cushing High School and later 
from Oklahoma A&M University, with a degree in engineering. He served in the U.S. Navy 
during World War II and had a busy career with National Tank Company/C.E. Natco, retiring 
to Longview in 1984. He was an avid fisherman and golfer who loved his family, was 
compassionate and had a great sense of humor.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years who was the love of his life, Dorothy 
Carter; his son-in-law, John Allain; his grandson, Brent Edwards; and his sister, June 
Morley.

He is survived by his daughter, Joy Carter Allain of New Orleans, La.; his daughter, Carol 
Edwards and her husband, Roy of Edmond, Okla.; his granddaughter, Heidi Allain Judson and 
her husband, Louis; and great-grandchildren, Nicholas and Zachary of New Orleans, La.; his 
sister-in-law, Alice Walker of Dallas; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 20, 2007, at the Summerfield 
Cemetery, 7078 Tryon Rd., Longview Texas.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to VistaCare Hospice Foundation, 5600 N. 
May Ave., Ste. 190, Oklahoma City, OK 73112.

A memorial guestbook may be signed at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 8/19/2007.