Mr. Michael Steven Carter's Obituary
Michael Steven Carter peacefully departed August 14, 2016 from Houston, Texas where he had lived since 1981. Michael was born in Memphis. Tennessee on February 22, 1951. He attended Holy Names Catholic School and Catholic High School for Boys, in Memphis, and the University of Houston Downtown campus.
Michael was the son of Eric G. Carter and Anne E. Carter (Winford). Beloved by all, Michael was a special person with a big heart.
Michael was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Tony Bumpus and sister Lisa Bumpus May.
He is survived by his daughter Melissa Carter Fowlkes and her husband William, granddaughters Hillari Fowlkes Gharib and Ella Fowlkes , grandsons Zac and Bennett Fowlkes,brother Eric G. Carter, Jr. and wife Suzan, sister Pamela Carter Sanders and husband Johnny, his maternal aunt Shirley Adams and numerous nieces and nephews. He will be missed by all.
Loved ones and friends are invited to attend a requiem mass for Michael at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 30, in the Warren Chapel at St. Dominic Village, 2401 Holcombe Blvd in Houston. Later, the family will gather for a private interment service at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.
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