Evelyn Eloise Taylor Carpenter, 95, known by her friends as Lucy, and most of her family as Maw Maw, of Martinsburg, formerly of Huntington, left this life Oct. 6, 2012, and was greeted by her husband, Everett M. Carpenter, her parents, G. Franklin Taylor and Trinnie F. Johnston Taylor, and many others she knew and loved in this life.
She was born March 17, 1917, in Peach Ridge, near Hurricane, W. Va.
She is survived by her two sons, W.F. John Carpenter (Bette), and Ernest L. Carpenter, all, of Martinsburg; six grandchildren and spouses, Jane Ann Thompson (Brian), of Inwood, John Carpenter (Kathi), of Martinsburg, Beth Reece (Mike), of Keedysville, Md., Karen Martin (Eric), of Martinsburg Susan Lemmons, of Martinsburg, and Jim Carpenter (Kristi), of Bella Vista, Ariz.; 21 great-grandchildren; a sister, Betty J. Neal, of Martinsburg; and several nieces and nephews.
She was loved by all who knew her, and was a stay-at-home mom. She took care of her husband for many years prior to his death in 1989.
Family will receive friends, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Chapman's Mortuary, Huntington. Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at Chapman's Mortuary, and burial will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Hurricane, W. Va.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chapmans-mortuary.com.