Ricky Alan Carter, 65, of Madisonville went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May10, 2020 at his residence with his wife and daughter by his side.

He was born on July18, 1954 in Madisonville to the late, Mary Lou (Thompson) Carter and Jewell Ray Carter.

He was a member of Carters Chapel General Baptist Church in Madisonville. He was a simple man at heart with a quirky personality who loved the Lord and was loved by all who knew him. His grandchildren were his pride and joy. He was a jack-of-all-trades doing carpentry, electrical, and
mechanical. He loved tinkering in his garage and built a robot and mini dragline. He was an avid golfer, history buff and train enthusiast. He retired after twenty-one years from P&M Coal in 1999 and Hart Equipment in 2014 after fifteen years.

He was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Christopher Dale Lane, Sr., one grandson, one granddaughter and one great-great-grandchild.

He is survived by his loving wife of thirty-six years, Sharon Carter; daughter, Sharon Kay Lane of Madisonville; sons, Joseph Alan (Deena) Carter of Robards and Ricky Monroe (Pam) Carter of Henderson; grandchildren, Lindy (Heath) Rogers of Muhlenberg County, Kelly Ball, Ezra Carter and Conner Carter, Jeremie (Kelly) Lane, Princeton and Justin Lane all of Madisonville; eighteen great-grandchildren; sisters, Pat (Tom) Wilgus and Pam Carter all of Madisonville; and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 27, 2020 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Reverend Kerry Smith officiating and Tom Wilgus assisting.

The visitation will be from Noon until the service hour Sunday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be made to the family at www.harrisfuneralinc.com.