Daphne M. Carter

	Daphne M. Carter, 82, of Tamaroa, passed away at 4:21 p.m. Tuesday, January 2, 2001 at the Fair View Nursing Center in DuQuoin.
	Daphne was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tamaroa.  She had retired as a CNA from the Fair View Nursing Center in DuQuoin after 15 years of service.
	She was born January 11, 1918 at Fisher, Ill., the daughter of Marvin and Sylva (Winthrop) Griffith.  She married Miles S. Carter on August 15, 1936 at Tamaroa.  He passed away August 21, 1967.
	She is survived by a son, Ron Carter and wife Pat of Tamaroa; sister, Elma Kiersten of Carol Stream, Ill.; two grandsons, Sean Carter and wife Jodi of Pinckneyville and Kevin Carter of Tamaroa and one great-grandson, Dillan of Pinckneyville.
	 She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Oren Griffith and sister, Norma Valentine.
	Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 5 at the Searby Funeral Home in Tamaroa with Rev. C.L. McKinnies officiating.
	Friends called from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Searby Funeral Home in Tamaroa.
	Interment was in Sunset Memorial Park at DuQuoin.
