Katherine Mae Carter, 70, of Cheltenham, MD passed away December 28, 2012 at Doctors Hospital in Lanham. Katherine was born January 28, 1942 to Golden Vance and Mary Olive (Harmon) Anderson in Stevenson, MD. She moved to Prince George’s County as a child and graduated from Frederick Sasscer High School in 1960. She married Ernest “Teddy” Carter in Washington, D.C., also in 1960. They resided in Upper Marlboro until moving to Dunkirk in 1964.
Katherine enjoyed crafts and operated a ceramic studio in Dunkirk where she also taught classes. She also enjoyed Square Dancing and was the Assistant Director of Guys and Dolls Square Dance Group from 1968 until the mid- 1980’s. Katherine and Teddy moved to Cheltenham in 1986.
Katherine enjoyed spending time with her family especially her grandchildren, great grandchildren and her “million dollar dogs,” four tiny toy poodles.
Surviving are her beloved husband Ernest “Teddy” Carter of Cheltenham, MD; devoted children Vickie Lee Marshall of Cheltenham, MD William “Buddy” Carter and his wife Anne of Huntingtown, MD, and Jeffrey “Charlie” Matthews and his wife Karen “Alley” Davison of King George, VA; nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren; four sisters, Carolyn Tucker and her husband John of Upper Marlboro, MD, Mary Jane Smith and her husband Ronald, Robin Rawlings and Wanda Anderson, all of Prince Frederick, MD.