COLUMBIA CITY – Jan Cole Carter, 75, Columbia City, died at 7:07 a.m. Dec. 26, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, where he was admitted Dec. 14. He was born Dec. 18, 1940, in Kosciusko County, a son of Thomas H. and Helen E. Cole Carter. On Sept. 11, 1982, he married Linda K. May Sheets Martin, who survives. They have always made their home in Columbia City. His formative years were spent in Pierceton and he completed his education at Pierceton High School. He was a truck driver for over 30 years with various trucking companies. Also surviving are a son, Michael Carter; two stepdaughters, Debra O’Day, Fort Wayne, and Shirley Cooper, South Whitley; two sisters, Peggy Layman, Muncie, and Judy Mowry, Cape Coral, Fla.; and several grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Harry Carter; and a sister, Martha Reid. Services will be at noon Tuesday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton. Calling is after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Condolences may be made via www.smithandsonsfuneralhome.com
