Doris Carter

Doris Burke Wilson Carter, 101 years old, left us in the early morning of April 9, 2024. Doris was born December 14, 1922 in Baltimore, MD to Bertram W. Wilson Sr. and Carmen Pincham Wilson, who were both originally from Salem, Virginia and moved to Maryland in 1916. Her father was a Physics department machinist at Goucher College and her mother was a registered nurse. Doris had one older brother, Bertram W. Wilson Jr. who was a decorated Lt. Colonel in the Air Force and a member of the Tuskegee Airman during World War II. Doris graduated from Frederick Douglass High School in 1941 and attended Coppin State College for nursing. She was most proud to follow in her mother's footsteps to become a nurse. She met William F. Carter Sr., a U.S. Army Soldier for New Brunswick, NJ at a USO dance and they were married on April 22, 1943. She and Bill had three children, William F. Carter Jr., Brenda J. Chambers, and George F. Carter. She enjoyed playing the piano which her father taught her, traveling on cruises with her husband Bill, cooking which included baking moist lemon pound cakes and wonderfully delicious rolls, and the traditions of everything British including settings detailed tea and luncheon place settings for her grandchildren when they came to visit and stay with her. She loved butterflies and her favorite color was blue. Throughout her 101 years Doris's life spanned so many significant milestones for the United States and African American people. One of which she said she was most happy and excited about witnessing was being able to vote for our first elected African American President, Barack Obama. Doris is survived by: her son, William F. Carter Jr.; daughter-in-law, Mary Carter; six grandchildren, Jacqueline M. Rogers (husband Kevin B. Rogers), Tracy Carter, Danielle Simms, and Wilbert T. Simms Jr., Netina Alford, and Betty Chambers; five great-grandchildren, Kelly M. Charles Walters (husband David Walters), Mark A. Whitehead Jr., Eric Eubanks, Ta'laytha Carter (husband Shemar Ali), and Aniaya Clabrone; and two great-great-grandchildren, Dexter Charles Walters and Ryan Ali.

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Doris Carter

December 14, 1922 - April 9, 2024