Shawn E Carter

Shawn E. Carter was born on March 25, 1964, to George A. and Sandra L. (DeGroff) Carter in Columbia City, Indiana.  Shawn attended Kimmell, Cromwell and West Noble Schools, graduating from West Noble High School in 1982. While in high school Shawn was very active in sports, music and drama.   He then attended Johnson College for a year before finishing up his BA degree later with an online university. While at Johnson, he traveled in the singing group, Declaration.

In 1987 Shawn married Tina K. Thompson of Wawaka, and shared two children with her, Anthony M. Carter (deceased) and Niqole R. Carter, of Albion, IN.  During their marriage Shawn worked for a brief time as an EMT in Noble County, and then took a 20 year position working for the City of Ligonier (IN) in the water department.  When he was given the opportunity to work as a contractor as a water purifier in Iraq, servicing the US Troops, Shawn took that opportunity which lasted one year.

After his return to the States he worked delivering vehicles for Elkhart County companies, until he started as a propane delivery driver for Amerigas in 2008.  Other activities that Shawn enjoyed through the years was coaching and officiating for his children’s sports activities, as well as for other surrounding schools in both Noble and Elkhart Counties. Shawn was also a pyrotechnician, and supervised and shot fireworks shows for Mad Bomber Productions.  That activity was one of his favorites and he couldn’t wait for July to come around every year so he could “blow things up”.

In 2010 Shawn remarried after meeting Michelle (Holt) Carter, and they spent 10 adventurous years together. They were able to take vacations and spend time together learning and laughing and experiencing new things. It was at the beginning of this adventure that he toured with The Harlem Globetrotters for a year.

When Shawn was made aware of the cancer in April of this year he worked his hardest to fight it, using natural remedies as well as chemotherapy and radiation.  He, in fact, fought to the very end, a mark of a true Carter.

Shawn is survived by his wife, Michelle Carter of Elkhart, daughter Niqole Carter and grandson, Kael Evans, of Albion, IN, as well as two sisters, Stephanie (Randy) Penwell of Peterstown, WV;  Kimberly (Terry) Johnson of Columbia City, IN;  two brothers, Scott A. Carter of Syracuse, IN, and Kevin (Knitta) Carter of Kendallville, IN; a step-brother-in-law, Larry Shively and step-sister-in-law, Cathy Hartman.  There are also numerous, beloved nephews and nieces, step-nieces and nephews, cousins, aunts and friends that Shawn always held dear to his heart.  He was preceded in death by his parents, George A. Carter and Sandra (Carter) Hartman, his step-father, Walter E. Hartman, step-sister, Sharon Shively, and step-brother, Harold Hartman, and his son, Anthony M. Carter.

A memorial service will be held in Shawn’s honor at 2pm on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Yeager Funeral Home, 1589 Lincolnway South; Ligonier, IN 46767. Pastor Randy Penwell will officiate. Burial will follow at Sparta Cemetery in Kimmel, IN. Family and friends will be received from 1-2 pm prior to the service at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, Shawn’s family asks that you either make a donation to his GoFundMe for funeral expenses ( gofundme.com/fejmca- shawn039s-medical-bills ) or to the Goshen Cancer Fund (Goshen Center for Cancer Care, 200 High Park Avenue, Goshen, IN, 46526)