California Obituaries Los Angeles County Ernest Carter Submitted by Peggy Hooper 25 Sep 2009 This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. The Downey Eagle Vol. 4 No. 35; Friday, October 25, 1996 Downey's Ernest Carter is mourned at age of 83 DOWNEY-A Memorial Service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at the By-the-Book Church in Bellflower for Ernest B. Carter, a Downey resident who died Oct. 20. He was 83, born Aug. 7, 1913 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and was a former resident of Long Beach. He was a Master Checker Champion for many years. Survivors include his daughter, Cynthia A. Bearse and son-in-law Donald B. Bearse of Downey; grandchildren Dr. Kimberly Bearse Milne of Vancouver, Washington, and Steven D. Bearse of Murietta, California; and great-granddaughter Stephanie Bearse of Murietta, California.