She was born Aug. 19, 1944, in Beeville, to Walter Chesshir and Thelma Bernice (Baskin) Chesshir. She was a resident of Bay City for the past seven years and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. She was also a member and on the Board of Directors of Road Riders, Inc. – Toys for Kids in Bay City.
Survivors include her husband: Richard Paul Carter of Bay City; two daughters, Trisha Mattison and husband Trent of Beaumont and Erin Ehlermann and husband Mark of Virginia Beach, Va.; a sister, Patricia Luna of Beeville; three brothers, John Chesshir of Corpus Christi, Walter Chesshir of Jourdanton and Kenneth Chesshir of Beeville; and four grandchildren, Logan Burke, Cooper Mattison, Andrew Ehlermann and Ryan Ehlermann.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Thelma Baskin Chesshir.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Bay City with the Rev. Gerry Cernoch officiating. Graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Beeville Memorial Park in Beeville.
Pallbearers will be Bill Jahnsen, Jim Halbert, Jesse Aguilar, Bill Luder, Keith DeFehr and Danny Lee. Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Ehlermann, Trent Mattison, Logan Burke, Andrew Ehlermann, Ryan Ehlermann, Cooper Mattison, Mitchell Luna, Jeff Chesshir, Walter Chesshir, Hugh Robie, Tommy Saenz, Ronnie Radford, Jimmy Webster, James Lockhart, Burt Post, Gordon Dudley, Daniel Ramirez and Carlos Montelongo.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Toys for Kids – Road Riders Inc., C/O 13 Holly Lane, Bay City, TX 77414.
Condolences may be left at www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements were under the direction of Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX, (979) 245-4613.
With Sympathy, Beve Wallace