Frank Carpenter, 82, of Hartford, Ky., passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at his residence. He was born on Dec. 16, 1932, in English, Ky., to the late Francis Marion Carpenter, Sr. and Minnie E. Patton Carpenter.
Mr. Carpenter retired from Peabody Coal Company, Sinclair Surface Mines, Drakesboro, Ky. He was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church and U.M.W.A. #1432, Central City, Ky. Frank served for 11 years on the Beaver Dam City Council, United We Stand America and United States Air Force (1952 – 1956) during the Korean Conflict. Frank was an avid Nascar and U of L fan, loved to fish and camp on the river and always had a garden.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Jennifer L. Martin, in September 1995; baby brother, Jerry Don Carpenter, in October 1994; and foster parents, Jesse and Vera Daniel.
Survivors include his wife of sixty years, Michele Bell Carpenter, of Hartford; one daughter, Terri L. Brown, of Calvert City; two grandchildren, Aaron Scott (Emily) Brown, of Corydon, Ind., and Rachel L. Brown, of Clarksville, Tenn.; one great-grandson, Evan Scott Brown, of Corydon; one niece, Ruth (Bill) Conkwright, of Whitesville; six nephews, Joey Carpenter, of Beaver Dam, David D. Carpenter, of Hartford, Larry Daniel, of Winston Salem, N.C., Ken (Susan) Daniel, of Hartford, Rob (Donna) Bell, of Owensboro, and Mark (Melba) Bell, of Owensboro; one sister-in-law, Nora Mae Carpenter, of Hartford, and several great-nieces and -nephews.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25, at Miller-Schapmire Funeral Home in Hartford, Kentucky with Rev. Glenn Armstrong officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam, Kentucky with Military Honors by Wesley C. Phelps Honor Guard, Ohio County, Ky.
The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to Hospice of Ohio County, 1211 Main Street, Hartford, KY 42347.