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Billie Kirby Carter

  • February 28, 1920 - February 3, 2012
  • Irmo, South Carolina
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“Please accept my deepest sympathy for your familiy's loss. We will be thinking and praying for you all during this time. I have no doubt that God...Read More » ”
1 of 5 | Posted by: Sheryl Abbott - Lexington, SC

“Donna,Susan, Tony and other family members our deepest sympathy we extend and will be thinking of you in the days ahead as you adjust. Love and...Read More » ”
2 of 5 | Posted by: reba butts - westminster, SC

“Billie was a sweet lady who loved The Lord and loved talking about her love for her children and grandchildren. I will miss her! She will be...Read More » ”
3 of 5 | Posted by: Debbie - Columbia, SC - Caregiver

“You are loved and will be missed. God only picks the best for His garden and He picked another rose yesterday. Much love to the family. I Love You...Read More » ”
4 of 5 | Posted by: Leigh Carter-York - Forest Acres, SC

“The staff of Dunbar Funeral Home extends our deepest sympathies to the Carter family. ”
5 of 5 | Posted by: Greg Dunbar - Columbia, SC


IRMO - Funeral service for Billie Kirby Carter, 91, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, with burial in Bush River Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be her grandsons and great-grandsons. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 p.m. Monday, February 6, 2012, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Carter died Friday, February 3, 2012. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late William M. Kirby and Ruth Ehney Abernathy. She retired from the Veterans Administration with over 30 years of service. A member of Rosewood Baptist Church, she enjoyed fishing, cooking and gardening.
Surviving are her son, John W. Carter Jr. (Charlene) of Columbia; daughters, Donna Jennings (Tony) of Columbia, Carol Barlow of Warner Robins, Ga., Patricia Bennett of Columbia; seven grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; brother, Robert M. Kirby of Greenville, N.C.; sister, Jackie Flowers of South Congaree; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, John William "Bill" Carter Sr.; son-in-law, Ron Barlow; grandson, Troy Barlow; and sister, Nellie K. Wylie.
Memorials may be made to Palmetto Richland Children's Hospital, PO Box 602575, Charlotte, NC 28260-2575 or Rosewood Baptist Church, 2901 Rosewood Drive, Columbia, SC 29205.