Chris Carpenter's Obituary
A celebration of the life of Christopher Allen Carpenter, 26, of Gladewater, will be 2 PM Friday, June 27, 2008 at Greggton United Methodist Church with Dr. Jonathan Bynum and Reverend Dow Harleston officiating. Interment will follow in Gladewater Memorial Park Cemetery with honors by the Gilmer and Longview Fire Departments. Burial will be under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Chris died Saturday, June 21, from injuries he received following a boating accident. Mr. Carpenter was born December 13, 1981 in Longview, TX to Tem and Sandra Carpenter. Chris was a firefighter for the Gilmer Fire Department. He was also a student at North East Texas Community College EMT School.The City of Gilmer Firefighters will serve as active pallbearers.Honorary pallbearers will be Chad Swank, Bo Berry, Robbie Eitelman, Robert Weddell, Chad Gilbert, Clay Powell, and Ryan Frost. Chris was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Bobby Glenn Allen and twin brother, Corey Arbon Carpenter.He is survived by his parents, Tem and Sandra Carpenter of Baytown, TX, formerly of Gladewater; brother and sister in law, Brandon and TabiBussey of Henderson, and their children, Garret and Gage Bussey;paternal grandparents, LaJuan Carpenter, Temple and Emma Carpenter of Longview; maternal grandparent, Bertress Allen of Gladewater; uncles, Larry and Renee Allen of Gladewater, Ronald and Brenda Allen of Gladewater, Steve and Cindy Carpenter of Longview; cousins, Todd Steven Carpenter of Afghanistan, and wife Alexandra of Fayetteville, NC, April Nicole Weber, and husband Gary and their son, Rhedd, of Fayetteville, NC, Jordan Fout of Gladewater, Morgan Allen, Ryan Allen, Will Allen and Brian Allen, all of Gladewater and Lance Allen of Austin, TX.The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday evening from 6 – 8 PM. The family asks that memorials be made to Asbury HouseChild Enrichment Center, 320 S. Center St., Longview, TX, 75601. The family also wishes to express their greatest appreciation to the Gregg County Sheriff's Office, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and Cherokee Lake Patrol for all their tireless efforts. A memorial guestbook may be signed at www.raderfh.com
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