Martha Jean McCarter's Obituary
Jean Maxwell McCarter was born on September 20, 1932. She passed away peacefully on December 15th 2016 at her home in Oakland, California.
Jean was born to Presbyterian missionary parents, deep in the heart of Brazil, on an Indian reservation near Dourados, Mato Grosso. She came to the United States as a nine year old and grew up in Clinton, South Carolina. She graduated from Maryville College in Tennessee. She married the love of her life, Neely Dixon McCarter, and they had three children and were married for 52 years.
Jean was a devoted mother and wife. She loved her church and seminary communities and loved being surrounded by friends and family. She sang in all of her church choirs, including many years in the choir at Piedmont Community Church. She was a faithful docent at the Oakland Museum for over two decades.
She is predeceased by her husband Neely, and two of her brothers, David and Sidney Maxwell. She is survived by her twin brother Jack Maxwell, her children Robert McCarter (Susan), Robin McCarter Anderson (Mark), and Shirley Kaml (Larry) and her five grandchildren Dixon Anderson, Matthew Kaml, Katherine McCarter, Victoria Kaml and Cameron Anderson.
To donate in Jean’s memory to the P.E.O. Foundation, Chapter IC Scholarship Fund, here are the instructions:
Make check payable to “P.E.O. Foundation”, and note on memo line “Chapter IC, CA Scholarship Fund”.
Mail check to Patricia Heilbron, 5561 Country Club Drive, Oakland, CA 94618(Treasurer of Chapter IC). Please include your donor name and address to receive acknowledgement of receipt and confirmation of the donation for tax deduction purposes. The family of Jean McCarter will be notified of your donation unless you prefer that no notification be given–if this is the case, please indicate this with a note attached to your donation.
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