Minnie Olavee Blackshear Carter, 83, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 17, 2021.
She was born on January 28, 1938 in Tullos. Her Mother died when she was only five days old, so she was raised by her uncle and aunt as the “oldest sister” to their children.
She was known to her family and friends only as Olavee. When she began school, her Father added Minnie as her first name on the needed birth certificate. Later, she chose to use Minnie whenever she was at work.
For decades, she was a dedicated and caring RN to all her patients. She began her career at Jefferson Davis Hospital in Natchez, MS. She found great joy in being with her senior patients. She was an excellent Director of Nurses at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ferriday, prior to moving to TN. She retired after many years as an RN at NHC HealthCare-
She is preceded in death by her beloved grandson, Jason Duane Carter; infant brother, Jerry Ronald Blackshear; parents, Eben and Minnie Allbritton Blackshear; step-mother, Edith Mae Allbritton Blackshear; and beloved uncle and aunt, Hugh and Mamie “Mama” Allbritton Nugent.
Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of 62 years, James Lee Carter of Hendersonville, TN; daughters, Jamie Renee (Bob) Stephenson of Gallatin, TN and Joyce Annette (Michael) Bamman of Montgomery, AL; son, Jerry Duane (Francis Bonaventure) Carter of Pineville, LA; granddaughter Jill Marie (Matt) Crowley and great-grandchildren, Chloe and Carter Crowley of Lawrenceville, GA; step-granddaughters, Tonya Stephenson of Ozark, MO and Kayla (Mark) Page; step-great-grandchildren, Jc and Luke Page of Supply, NC; half-brother, Rodney Blackshear of Austin, TX; sisters, Mary Jane (Bennie) Hollingsworth of Ball, LA and Essie (Larry) Light of Livingston, TX; brothers, Clyde (Nancy) Nugent of Orange, TX and Leon (Linda) Nugent of Many, LA; sister-in-law, Johnnie Carter of Ridgecrest, LA; brother-in-law, Joe Stanislao of Bozeman, MT; and countless other relatives and friends.
No visitation or funeral service is planned due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Burial will be in New Union Baptist Cemetery, north of Tullos.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or her brother-in-law’s church, Hosanna Baptist Church in Ball, LA.