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Gene P. Carter

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Gene P. Carter, 85, of Canonsburg, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018, surrounded by his family.

He was born on June 14, 1932, in Melrose, a son of Walter and Thelma McClure Carter, who preceded him in death. Gene lived most of his adult life in Gilmore.

In 1954, he met the love of his life, Pearl Porcaro, who survives. They married June 25, 1955.

He was Roman Catholic, and was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Muse.

Gene was an U.S. Army veteran, who served in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, during the Cold War and Korean War. He was a proud member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 191 in Canonsburg.

He was employed as a coal miner for Consolidated Coal Mines, where he rose to become section, and later, shift foreman. He retired from Bailey Mine in 1990 as a hoist operator.

Gene loved to fish, hunt, trap and garden. He was a passionate reader and a devoted collector of Native American arrowheads. He also maintained the official title as Christmas tree grader, where he visited numerous family and friends on Christmas Day to officially grade their tree for the year. Gene was known as a very tough grader and very few A’s were dispensed. Artificial trees received an automatic F. Gene also dabbled in unregulated ginseng production over the tri-county area.

He was member of Muse Independent Italian Club and Westland Sportsman Club.

In addition to Pearl, Gene is survived by children Gloria J. Buckels (Kent) of Canonsburg, Robert A. Carter (Lori) of Clermont, Fla., and Terry J. Carter (Tammy) of Hinsdale, Ill.

Gene was known as “Pap” by his seven grandchildren, Kelly Quidley (Eric), Shelly Witzel (Adam), Jon Carter (Dana), Talbot, Tanner, Truman and Turner Carter. Gene was also blessed to have three great-grandchildren, Emma, Ella and Ava Quidley, who will miss their “Pap.” Uncle Gene will also be missed by many nieces and nephews.

Gene came from a family of 13 children and was preceded in death by siblings Thelma, Walter, Dortha, Milton, Mary Lou, Lorena, Gerald, Sandy and Ruby.

He is survived by sister Patty Guta of Georgia and brothers Donald Carter (Carolyn) of Cecil and Larry Carter of Ohio.

In the last year, Gene and Pearl moved from Gilmore to Canonsburg to live with their daughter Gloria and her husband Kent, who helped care for the both of them.

If you were lucky enough to have crossed Gene’s path in life, you would never forget him. To know him was to love him. Wherever you are tonight, please raise a glass to Gene. He will be truly missed.

Straight, Straight, Straight!

Friends are welcome from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Salandra Funeral and Cremation Services Inc., Joseph P. Salandra LFD, owner/supervisor, and Darla A. Tripoli LFD, 304 West Pike Street, Canonsburg, 724-745-8120, where departing prayers will begin at 10:20 a.m. Friday, June 8, by Father George Deville. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. in Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 246 Muse-Bishop Road, Canonsburg. Interment will be in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, 1158 Morgan Road, Bridgeville. Full military rites will be accorded by United States Army Honor Guard and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 191 of Canonsburg.

To view or leave condolences, visit www.salandrafunerals.com.

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