James Walter Carter, Sr. age 91 of Hendersonville, TN. passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017. He was a longtime member of the Goodlettsville Church of Christ and a former member of the Madison Church of Christ. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II and the Battle of Okinawa on Easter Sunday 1945. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and was an avid Atlanta Braves Baseball Fan. He was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Mary Frances Carter. He is survived by his daughter, Lisa Yvonne Deaton; son, James W. Carter, Jr.; grandchildren, Haley Nicole Carter, Michael Scott Deaton and great-grandson Kannen Deaton. His family will receive friends from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5 and on Wednesday, December 6 from 10 a.m. until his Celebration of Life Service at 11 a.m. at Austin and Bell Funeral Home in Hendersonville. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Entombment will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. Services entrusted to Austin and Bell Funeral Home Hendersonville. 615-822-4442