Glenard H. Carter

October 27, 1940 - April 18, 2022

Funeral service for Mr. Glenard H. Carter, 81, of Piedmont will be Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home with Mr. Glen Carter, the Rev. Kenneth Boles, and the Rev. Rodney Ragsdale officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Mr. Carter passed away Monday, April 18, 2022 at Piedmont Health Care Center. Survivors include his wife of 15 years, Joyce Carter of Piedmont; three sons, Glen Carter (Susan) of Cumming, Ga., Shawn Carter (Lori) of Jacksonville, and Darren Carter (Cynthia) of Vietnam; six grandchildren, Harrison Carter, Avery Carter, Devin Carter, Aubrey Carter, Dawson Carter, and Adam Carter; two brothers, Lavanual Carter of Piedmont Springs and Loyal Carter of Piedmont; and one sister, Joann King of Piedmont. Pallbearers will be Lavanual Carter, Harrison Carter, Dawson Carter, Johnny Cutts, Brian Boles, and Jubal Donaldson. Mr. Carter lived most of his life in Piedmont and was a member of Piedmont Church of God. He was a 1959 graduate of Castlemont High School in Oakland, California. He worked many years at SCT Yarns and retired from Honeywell in Anniston. Mr. Carter enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, riding over the mountain, and anything that involved being outdoors. He enjoyed playing the guitar and was an avid University of Alabama football fan. Mr. Carter was preceded in death by his wife of 40 years, Patricia Oxford Carter; parents, Woodrow and Audrey Carter; one brother, Garry Carter; and one sister, Phillis Carter.