Kay Lynn (Baker) Carter

July 1, 1937 - September 9, 2017

Kay Lynn (Baker) Carter, age 80, formerly of Waco, Texas passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at her residence in Hideaway, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 13, 2017 in the Shady Grove Cemetery in DeBerry, Texas next to Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church, (110 County Road 314, DeBerry, Texas). Services are under the direction of Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale, Texas. Kay was born July 1, 1937, in Ranger, Texas, to Alvin and Katie (Pledger) Baker. She grew up in East Texas and graduated from Carthage High School in 1955. Kay then attended Tyler Commercial College in Tyler, Texas. She and Wayne Carter, also from the Carthage area, were married July 7, 1956. They spent over 61 wonderful years together. Kay was a member of Western Heights Baptist Church and the Sarah Class in Waco, Texas. She loved painting, gardening, reading, and playing the piano. Kay and Wayne enjoyed many trips abroad and domestically and were especially fond of their numerous adventures with their travel trailer. Kay worked for the Texas Employment Commission for many years. They recently moved to Hideaway, Texas to be near their daughter, Tammy. Kay is survived by her husband, Wayne Carter; daughters, Lisa Carter Lipps and husband, Lee, of Sacramento, CA; and Tammy Carter Bowers and husband, Kellee, of Fort Worth and Hideaway, TX. The family would like to thank the medical staffs of UTHC at Tyler, Carter Healthcare, and The Hospice of East Texas for all their care and medical attention during her last days.