Monday, October 1, 2012 1:05 pm

George Thomas Carpenter, age 47, resident of 510 Bridges Drive, Kings Mountain NC died September 27, 2012 at his home.  He was born in Cleveland Co, NC to the late Jimmy Haywood Carpenter.  He was a former employee of Entertainment Distribution for 22 years.  Mr. Carpenter was a member of Oak View Baptist Church where he served as an usher and he loved Carolina Basketball. 

SURVIVORS: Mother: Elizabeth Blanton Carpenter, Kings Mtn. NC; Daughters: Lindsey Carpenter, Kings Mtn. NC; Kaitlyn Carpenter, Kings Mtn. NC; brothers: Scott Carpenter and wife Linda, Kings Mtn. NC; J. Greg Carpenter and wife Ann, Kings Mtn. NC; Sisters: Teresa Santos and husband Tony, Blue Ridge, GA; Phyllis Beach and husband Alan, Valdese, NC; Uncle: Clyde Carpenter and wife Teresa, Gastonia, NC

GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Mountain Rest Cemetery,  Sunday, September 30, 2012. 3:00 P.M.  Rev. Scott Carpenter and Rev. Billy Cooper, officiating.

VISITATION: 1:00 – 3:00 P.M. Sunday afternoon September 30, 2012 prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mtn. NC

INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina

MEMORIALS:  Relay for Life, P.O. Box 856 Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or Annie Armstrong Offering, North American Mission Board, P.O. Box 116543 Atlanta, GA 30368-6543  

ARRANGEMENTS: HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC