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Lafray E Carter 1914 - 1998

Lafray E Carter of Plano, Collin County, TX was born on July 16, 1914 in Austin, Travis County, and died at age 84 years old on November 14, 1998 in Plano, Collin County. Lafray Carter was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Smithville, Bastrup County.

Lafray E Carter

Lafray Eliza McCall

Plano, Collin County, TX 75025

July 16, 1914

Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States

November 14, 1998

Plano, Collin County, Texas, United States

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Introduction

Lafray Eliza (McCall) Carter was born to Marshall McCall and Ola G. Scroggins. In 1937, Lafray was a student living in Austin Texas, and by 1942 she was a teacher in the same area. Lafray McCall married Allen Carter (1912-1982) in 1952 and they had two sons, Thomas and Michael. Her son Thomas is an award winning director and actor. He directed "Equal Justice" on ABC and also the HBO movie "Don King: Only in America". Lafray also had a step-son, Allen Carter and a step-daughter, Gloria. Lafray seems to have lived in Texas her entire life and in the 1960s she was a teacher at Smithville High School, Smithville Texas. After 4 decades of teaching, Lafray retired from teaching and became the first African-American school board member in the history of Smithville Texas. A scholarship in her name was created at Smithville High School.
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1914

Birthday

July 16, 1914

Birthdate

Austin, Travis County, Texas United States

Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

Lafray was African-American
Nationality & Locations

Born and raised in Austin Texas, Lafray was a lifelong resident of Texas having also lived in Smithville and Plano Texas.
Early Life & Education

Lafray attended Anderson High School and Tillotson College where she obtained a BA in English and BS in Home Economics. She also attended Columbia University and University of Texas (1963), where she obtained her Masters.
Religious Beliefs

She was a member of Mt Pilgrim Baptist Church, joining in 1939.
Military Service

She didn't serve in the military and no known military association.
Professional Career

A teacher, in the 1960s, Lafray taught homemaking at Smithville High School in Smithville, Texas. She taught for 39 years in the Smithville Independent School District at Mary A Brown High School and Smithville High School. She was the first African-American elected to the Smithville school board.
Personal Life & Family

Lafray was a member of the Missionary Society and the Willing Worker's Circle. She was married to Allen Carter and had two sons Thomas and Michael, and a step-son Allen and step-daughter Gloria.
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1998

Death

November 14, 1998

Death date

natural causes

Cause of death

Plano, Collin County, Texas United States
Death location

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Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Smithville, Bastrup County, Texas 75455, United States
Burial location
Obituary

The following appeared in the Austin American-Statesman on Wednesday November 18th 1998 and was written by Rebecca Thatcher: LaFray Carter dies; teacher inspired Smithville youth: "At a time when people were doubtful about whether they could realize their dreams, she was one of those pillars who would encourage you to pursue your dreams at all costs" - William Gordon. Funeral services are today for LaFray Carter, an Austin native who dedicated her life to the youth of Smithville. Carter died Saturday in Plano of natural causes. She was 84. Carter taught high school home economics in Smithville for 39 years and was the first African American elected to the Smithville school board. Her son, award-winning director and actor Thomas Carter, said he always remembered people coming to the family home in Smithville to thank his mother for the positive role she played in their lives. "Since my mother taught a subject that had more to do with real life than pure academics, she was able to get closer to her students," said Carter, who directed "Equal Justice" on ABC and the HBO move, "Don King: Only in America." William Gordon, who has a doctorate in physics from MIT and owns DSP Workshops, an Austin high-tech consulting company, was one of Carter's students at Mary Brown High School in Smithville, which was the African American high school when the schools there were segregated. "At a time when people were doubtful about whether they could realize their dreams, she was one of those pillars who would encourage you to pursue your dreams at all costs," Gordon said. Her husband, Allen Carter, died in 1982. Besides Thomas Carter, her survivors include another son, Michael Carter of Plano; a stepson, Allen Carter Jr. of Inglewood, Calif.; and a stepdaughter, Gloria Newton of Fort Worth. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. today at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church in Smithville. Burial will be at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

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