Steven Joseph Carter

STEVEN JOSEPH CARTER, 71, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY UNDER HOSPICE CARE AT GULF SHORE REHAB ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 2024. HE WAS BORN IN 1953 AT KING’S DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL IN ASHLAND, KY TO HELEN LEE MARSHALL AND LEE OLIVER CARTER. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS AND SIBLINGS DONALD MEANS AND JANET MEANS.

 HE IS SURVIVED BY BROTHERS PASTOR GARY CARTER AND DAVID VAUGHAN, AS WELL AS HIS WIFE OF 45 YEARS, JOSEPHINE CARTER, DAUGHTER KELLY ANN CARTER AND BELOVED YORKIES, RICKY AND RALPHIE. STEVEN GRADUATED FROM DAWSON BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL IN COALGROVE, OH IN 1971. HE ATTENDED OHIO UNIVERSITY AND IN 1991 COMPLETED HIS BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN AMERICAN STUDIES AT ECKERD COLLEGE IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL.

 WHILE VISITING HIS FATHER IN DAYTONA BEACH IN 1978, STEVEN MET HIS WIFE, JOSEPHINE, AND THEY MARRIED IN 1979, MOVING TO PASS-A-GRILL BEACH IN 1981. STEVEN OWNED AND OPERATED A MARKETING VENTURE FOR MANY YEARS AND WAS A VERY MOTIVATED AND SUCCESSFUL SALESPERSON. HE ENJOYED RIDING HIS HARLEY, PLAYING CHESS DAILY, AND WAS A LOVING PET OWNER TO HIS DOGS AND CAT. HIS BIGGEST PASSION WAS ALWAYS MUSIC. HE WAS A TALENTED AND GIFTED GUITARIST, QUICK TO SHARE HIS KNOWLEDGE AND PASSION FOR MUSIC WITH FRIENDS AND OTHER MUSICIANS. STEVEN AND HIS WIFE PERFORMED WELL OVER 5000 SHOWS TOGETHER IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA OVER A 40-YEAR SPAN.

 HIS QUICK WIT, EASY-GOING MANNER, INTELLECT AND LOVE FOR ADVENTURE MADE HIM A WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND FATHER. IN FACT, CROSS-COUNTRY TWO-WEEK VACATIONS WERE THE ANNUAL FAMILY NORM FOR MANY YEARS. HE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS HUMOR, GENTLENESS, SWEET MANNER, ENDLESS TALENT, HEARTY LAUGH AND A HUGE SMILE THAT LIT UP ROOMS WHEN HE ENTERED. 

STEVEN’S MEMORIAL IS ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2024 AT 1PM AT ANDERSON MCQUEEN TYRONE CHAPEL AT 7820 38TH AVE NORTH IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL. EVERYONE AND FLOWERS WELCOME