Louise Carpenter Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Louise Carpenter, 82, of Milano died on Friday, November 27, 2020 at her home in Milano. She was born on April 27, 1938 to John Nathan and Leila Leola (DeFore) Johns, Sr. in Texas City, Texas. She graduated from Liberty Hill High School and was able to attend one year of college. On July 13, 1957, she married Arthur Carpenter, Sr. in Liberty Hill First Baptist Church. She was a criminal records division clerk with the Department of Public Safety for just over 24 years. She was a member of Gause Baptist Church in Gause, Texas, and was active in the Kitchen Ministry or wherever she was needed. She served faithfully for many years and enjoyed helping with fundraisers and church pot lucks. She served as secretary and treasurer of Red Poll Cattle Association. She loved going to her grandchildren’s events and showing cattle. She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Leila Johns, Sr.; brother, John Johns, Jr.; and sister, Hazel Leola Johns. Louise is survived by her husband of 63 years, Arthur Carpenter, Sr. of Milano; daughters, Barbara Hicks and husband J.P. of Milano, Pamula Roberts and husband Ron of Milano, and Deniece Brown and husband Les of Milano; son, Arthur Carpenter, Jr. and wife Sheryl of Liberty Hill; grandchildren, Tanya Hicks, Jason and Alyshe Hicks, Jonathan and Gayla Hicks, Ron and Michelle Roberts, Jr., Richard and Christina Roberts, Ben and Elizabeth Carpenter, Tyler Carpenter, Dylan Carpenter, and Mary Brown; great grandchildren, Hannah Hicks, Lauren Hicks, M’Kayla Hicks, Brianna Hicks, Rozlyn Walker, Nikki Walker, Holly Roberts, Dixie Roberts, Wyatt Roberts, Autumn Roberts, Cora Carpenter, Michael Zurovetz, Samantha Hicks, and Katelyn Ruiz. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, November 30, 2020 at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Gause Baptist Church with burial following in Gause Cemetery in Gause, Texas. Officiating will be Greg Spears with the Milam County Cowboy Church and Jason Lasher with the Gause Baptist Church. Serving as pallbearers are Jason Hicks, Ronald Roberts, Jr., Jonathan Hicks, Richard Roberts, Ben Carpenter, and Tyler Carpenter. Honorary pallbearers are Michael Zurovetz, Dylan Carpenter, and Mary Brown. In lieu of flowers the family would like donations to be made to either to the Hospice Brazos Valley, 302 E. Blue Bell Road, Brenham, TX 77833 or to Shriners Hospital for Children, Processing Center, PO Box 863765, Orlando, FL 32886.

Louise Carpenter

April 27, 1938 - November 27, 2020

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April 27, 1938 - November 27, 2020

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