Martha E. Carpenter

Martha E. Carpenter, 90, of Carmichaels, Pa. and formerly of Canton, Ohio, died at 2:25 A.M. on Thursday, August 23, 2012 at Rolling Meadows Nursing Home, Waynesburg, Pa. She was born August 6, 1922 in Vandergrift, Pa., a daughter of the late Albert and Elvira (Lowe) Walthour. Mrs. Carpenter was a 1941 graduate of Middlebranch (Ohio) High School and resided in Carmichaels since 1989. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. On January 23, 1943, she married Harry A. Carpenter, who died April 16, 1988. Surviving are four grandchildren, Crystal L. Lax, Marcus Allen Carpenter, Craig Michael Carpenter and Jacquelyn N. Carpenter; three great grandchildren and a daughter-in-law, Yvonne Y. Phillips and her husband, Robert, of Nemacolin, Pa. Deceased are three sons, Albert A. Carpenter, Donald K. Carpenter and Randy W. Carpenter; a daughter, Debra L. Carpenter and a sister, Dorothy Stoner. Family and friends are welcome from 10 A. M. until 11 A.M., the hour of service on Saturday, August 25, 2012 in the Yoskovich Funeral Home, Carmichaels, Pa. The Rev. Bruce R. Judy will officiate. Interment will follow at Laurel Point Cemetery, Carmichaels.