Joseph Lewis Carter was born on March 27, 1939 and passed away on July 17, 2017. Joseph is preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Frances Carter; parents: Joseph Earl and Doris Carter; brothers, Johnny Carter, Jack Carter; sisters: Laura Carter Dickens; Margaret Carter, Savage West; and daughter, Cynthia Denise Carter. Joseph is survived by his children: Joe Carter and wife Sheila, Eric Carter and wife Loretta, Joy Guynes and husband Brian, Brian Henley; grandchildren: Melissa Carter, Aaron Henley, Erica Carter, Justin Carter, Cassie White, Alanna Carter, Nikki Murphy, Jeffrey Burks, Brittany Coronado, Veronica Carter, Jeremy Carter, Scott Guynes, Shane Guynes, Shawn Guynes; 10 great grandchildren; sisters: Betty Carter Johnson, Joy Carter Slovak, Margie Carter Goolsby and husband Harold and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers: Jeffrey Burks, Scott Guynes, Shane Guynes, Justin Carter, Dale Ferguson, and Jacob Carter. A Visitation will be held for Joseph on Thursday July 20, 2017 from 5:00PM-7:00PM at New Hope Funeral Home in Sunnyvale, Texas. Funeral Service will be on Friday July 21, 2017 at 10:00AM at New Hope Funeral Home with interment to follow at Laurel Oaks Memorial Park in Mesquite, Texas.