Lela Marie Carter

Lela Marie Anderson Carter, 95 of Hacker Valley, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026 at the home of her daughter. She was born September 7, 1930 in Hacker Valley to the late Marvin and Mira Duke Anderson.

Marie was a carrier and a retired Postmaster for the United States Postal Service. She was a lifelong resident of Hacker Valley until her health declined and she moved in with her daughter in Bridgeport.

She was a member of the Hacker Valley Methodist Church. She enjoyed outdoor activities such as gardening, canning, flowers, tending her yard, and cleaning and maintaining the Hacker Valley Cemetery. She enjoyed Senior Center activities and trips. She made beautiful crochet blankets and pieced and quilted quilts. She enjoyed hiking the trails of Holly River State Park. Marie greatly enjoyed her Jeep CJ and took the grandchildren on off-road rides; the rougher, the better. Over her lifetime, she had 3 German Shepherds, all named “Nick”.

In addition to her parents, Marie was preceded in death by her husband, Daymond; daughters: Lela Lorraine Carter Williams and Linda Louise Carter Campbell; three brothers; one sister; and grandson James Brent Campbell.

Left to cherish her memory are her daughter Susan K. Carter Miller; son-in-law Rodney Campbell; sister Carol Anderson Bartha; grandchildren: Michelle Williams Toman (Ed), Tracie Campbell (Jr.), Tara McCourt Hughes (Chris), Toni McCourt Kiser (Scot), and Tyler Miller (Kodi); many great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and friends to mourn her passing.

No services will be held at this time. Marie wished to be cremated and laid to rest alongside her husband, Daymond, in the Hacker Valley Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Hacker Valley Cemetery Fund c/o Toni Kiser, 5129 General Myers Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70131.

Online contributions may be left for the family at www.doddreedfh.com.

Dodd & Reed Funeral Home is honored to be serving Marie’s family.