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IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Robert Earl

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Carpenter Sr.

Dec 29, 1939 — Jan 17, 2018

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A funeral service for Robert Earl Carpenter, Sr. 78, of Marshall, Texas will be held at Downs Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. Sunday January 21, 2018 with Rev. Adolphus Barnett officiating.

Robert Earl Carpenter, Sr. was born December 29, 1939 in Marshall, TX to Allen and Annie Belle Carpenter. He accepted Christ at an early age. He served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher at Good Hope Baptist Church.
Mr. Carpenter was a 1959 graduate of H.B. Pemberton High School and attended Wiley College, earning his master's degree from Texas A&M University. He married the love of his life on November 28, 1962 and to this union five children were born.
He loved his corvettes, the Dallas Cowboys, music, jazz and played in the Wiley Collegiate Band. He loved family and organizing family gatherings.
He was a business man and owner of Bob's Custodial and Landscaping Services and was a history/vocational teacher at Marshall High School and drove Bus #64 for almost two decades.
Those left to carry on his legacy is his wife, Margaret and daughters: Cheryel, Margo (Ronald Henry) and Jenelle. His sons: Robert Jr. and Derrick. Four grandchildren: Ronda Henry, Ronald James Henry II, Alexander Carpenter and Victoria Carpenter. His siblings: Eddie Carpenter Lewis Carpenter, Annie Ruth (James), Booker (Kaye) and David Carpenter. And a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other loving family members
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Funeral Services

Funeral

January
21

Sunday

Chapel of Downs Funeral Home

4608 Elysian Fields Rd., Marshall, TX 75672

Starts at 2:00 pm

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