Bessie Adelaide CARTER^[1]

1923 - 2001  (77 years)

• Name	Bessie Adelaide CARTER
  Nickname	Adelaide
  Birth	29 Dec 1923	Wilson, Wilson Co, NC   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Sep 2001	Fort Pierce, Saint Lucie Co, FL   [4]
  	Adelaide died in Fort Pierce, Florida on Monday, 17 September 2001. She was 77 years old at the time of her death.
  death2 (conflicting)	18 Sep 2001  [2]
  	The Social Security Death Index notes Adelaide's death date as 18 September 2001.
  funeral	22 Sep 2001	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC   [4]
  	Her funeral service was conducted at Queen Street United Methodist Church in Kinston, North Carolina at 11:00am on Saturday, 22 September 2001.
  Burial	22 Sep 2001	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC   [4]
  	Interment followed at Westview Cemetery in Kinston, North Carolina.
  Person ID	I33827	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William Martin CARTER, Jr.,   b. 10 Jul 1901, Wilson, Wilson Co, NC d. 3 Aug 1970, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Adelaide Hudson RANDOLPH,   b. 18 Oct 1904, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC d. 30 Jul 1959, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	22 Oct 1922	Fremont, Wayne Co, NC   [3, 5]
  Family ID	F1727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Cleveland LEWIS,   b. 9 Sep 1909, Sampson Co, NC d. 8 Aug 1997 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	30 Jul 1942	Bennetsville, Marlboro Co, SC   [3]
  Notes	The couple left no children.
  Family ID	F1758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3039] North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800 - 2000.. Bessie Adelaide Carter birth, Wilson Co, 1924, p. 979. [S18] Adelaide C. Lewis. SSN 238-22-4909. SSDI. [S3912] Moore, "Adelaide Hudson Randolph - William Martin Carter, Jr. family & descendants data". [S3378] Adelaide Lewis obituary, Stuart News / Port St. Lucie News, (Florida) 19 September 2001. [S3040] North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741 - 2004.. Randolph - Carter marriage, Wayne Co, 1922-22.