Christine Ida Carter
Apr 16, 2018Wednesday, April 4, 2018, in Chestnut Hill, Mass.She was born in Richmond, Vt., on March 8, 1928, daughter of Gladwin and Hazel (Bates) Spaulding.On March 2, 1952, she married Robert McCrillis Carter III.Christine belonged to the Oxbee Quilt Guild and the Connecticut Valley Swingers square dance club in Bradford, Vt., and was a longtime member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Barre.She loved to play games, dance, clog, make quilts and travel with Robert. She shared her home with many cats over the years. She was adventurous, fun-loving, with a good sense of humor and an infectious laugh, and always saw the goodness in people.Survivors include her husband, Robert; her children, Noreen Hinton and husband Russell of Newport, Andrea Kidder of Eden, Dan Carter of Corinth and Calvin Carter of Stowe; her grandchildren, Alexander Russell and wife Christine of Newport, Jesse Russell and Julia Morse of Berlin, Vt., Sonya Hinton and companion Matt Vreeland of Corinth, and Skyler Hinton of Newport; her great-grandchildren, Liberty, Ivy, Althea and Emmett Russell; and many nieces and nephews.Her sisters Wilma Brown and Barbara Braley died earlier, as did a brother, Cleo Spaulding; a granddaughter, Aliza Christine Kidder; and a son-in-law, Perry J. Kidder.Donations in her memory would be appreciated to the Christian Science Benevolent Association, 910 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, where she received loving care in accordance with her faith.A family gathering will be held this spring at the Waits River Cemetery and a family memorial gathering will be held in Bristol this summer. The dates till be announced.Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home is assisting the family. To send online condolences: curtisbritch.com. (Stowe Today)
