Mar 14, 2021

Janet Kennedy Carter, Major (Ret.), U.S. Army, 67, of Sun City West, Ariz., went to Heaven Sunday, February 7, 2021, in Banner Boswell Medical Center in Sun City, after her battle with leukemia.

She was born April 11, 1953, in Hickory, a daughter of the late Ralph Harold Kennedy and Clara Belle Clemens Goughenour.

Janet graduated from Fort Cherry High School, McDonald, in 1971. After serving four years in the United States Air Force, she used her G.I. Bill to attend the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she earned a B.S. in Nursing. She was commissioned in the U.S. Army and continued to serve until 1999 when she retired as a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard.

Janet married her loving husband, Jeff Carter, Sergeant First Class (Ret.), U.S. Army, 69, in Canonsburg, March 27, 1999. They moved to Phoenix, Ariz., in 2002, where they have lived until now.

Janet was a wonderful Lady who enjoyed writing poetry, creating art works, crafts, music, dancing and travelling. She was a dear friend to many and will be sorely missed. She was a proud veteran who served her country honorably.

She was preceded in death by her father, Ralph Harold Kennedy; stepfather Burl Goughenour; sister Pat Rodgers; brother Gary Kennedy; sister Clara Jane Goughenour; nephew “Baby Mike” Bongiorni; and sister-in-law Phyllis Carter.

Surviving, in addition to her husband, Jeffrey, are her mother, Clara Belle “Pooch” Goughenour; daughter Heather Noel Mullen; sisters Nancy McElhaney and husband Ken “Bubby” McElhaney, Peggy Andrews, Amy Bongiorni and husband Mike; and brother-in-law George Carter. Janet is also survived by her grandson, Joey Stermer; nieces and nephews John, Mike, Kasie, Sam, Cara, Adam, Brittney, Geno and Dillon; and many cousins. She is also survived by Jeffrey’s daughter, Christina Louise Louk and grandchildren Nathan Louk, Ella, Anja and Jeffrey Dessify, and his niece, Rebecca Carter.

A Wake will be held for Janet’s family at a later date.