We are sad to announce that on October 18, 2023 we had to say goodbye to Carl Edward Carpenter of Berea, Kentucky. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Cash Carpenter and Evelina Isaacs Carpenter; his wife Katherine Friend Carpenter; his children, Donald Wayne Carpenter and Noratta VanWinkle; his grandsons, Timothy Allen VanWinkle and Zachary Croley; and his siblings, George, Ralph, Mary Liz, Ruth, Glatha, William and Bertha.

He is survived by : his children, Charles Carpenter (Marsha), Mary Jane Bowman (John), Diane Croley (Teddy), Wanda Hurt (Philip) and Keith "Pete" Carpenter (Rhonda); his sister Francis Ogle; his grandchildren, Chris Carpenter (Kelly), Charles "Chad" Carpenter (Joanna), Joshua Carpenter, Kristina Vinson (Craig), Kelly Walters (Jon), Michael John Bowman (Lydia), Nathan Bowman (Jennifer), Whitney Croley (Kenny Lowder), Andy Hurt (Brooke), Evonne Bullock (Chris) and Marie McFerron (Randall); and his pet Ashley. He is also survived by 21 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Combs, Parsons & Collins Funeral Home