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Mourine Carter

March 1, 1935 — June 14, 2021

Canton

Canton – Mourine Fay Peterson Carter, 86, passed away one Monday, June 14, 2021 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

Mourine was a native of Brunswick County, North Carolina and a daughter of the late Robert and Eva Blake Peterson.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Amos Carter, Sr., who died in 1993; two sisters, Hazel Hayes and Geneva Peterson; and a brother, Willis Peterson.  She was a lifetime member of Siloam Baptist Church in Harrells, North Carolina and owner/operator of Sawyers Grocery Store.

She is survived by a son, John Amos Carter, Jr. and wife, Marti, of Canton; one grandchild, Keaton Hinson of Arden; a niece, Teresa Hayes and a nephew, Robert Wayne Hayes, both of Wilmington.

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at Harrells Community Cemetery in Harrells, North Carolina with the Reverend Tim Register officiating.

The care of Mrs. Carter has been entrusted to Wells Funeral Homes of Canton and an online memorial register is available at “Obituaries” at www.wellsfuneralhome.com

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

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