And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this:
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now
on.”
“Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may
rest from their labors, for their deeds follow
them!”
Lena Jones Carter was born in Harrison County,
Marshall, Texas, November 8, 1925. She joined St.
John Baptist Church in Marshall,Texas, at an early
age. She was the youngest of five children.
She graduated from Pemberton High School, Marshall,
Texas, and earned her bachelor’s degree from Bishop
College, Marshall, Texas, in 1948. She continued her
studies at Howard University, Washington, D.C.;
California State University at Los Angeles, CA; and
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA.
The consummate educator taught at Coleman College,
Shreveport, LA; Gould High School, Gould Arkansas;
and the District of Columbia Public School System,
Washington, D.C. She taught at Grambling State
University for 35 years. She was one of Wiley
College’s most beloved First Ladies, serving from
1993-1997. She was most proud of the Wiley College
Book Club which she developed, chaired and hosted
monthly in the president’s home. From Wiley College,
she moved to Texas College, serving as the
Coordinator of the Testing and Retention Academic
Development Center. She officially retired in 2001.
She was a member of numerous professional
organizations, including the Louisiana Education
Association (LEA); Bishop College Alumni
Association, and the Grambling University Retired
Teachers (GURT). She was a faithful member of Lewis
Temple C.M.E. Church, Grambling, LA, and a proud
member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
She leaves to cherish her memory, the love of her
life of over 60 years, Dr. Lamore Joseph Carter,
(whom she met on the campus of then Grambling
College), two beautiful daughters, Greta Lisa Carter
(Grambling, LA) and Kris-Lana Carter (Arlington,
VA), and three grandchildren: Lauryn Imann DuValle,
(Arlington, VA), Reginald Lamore Carter DuValle
(Indianapolis, IN,) and Morgan-E’Lysse Carter Drain
(Los Angeles, CA), a very special niece, O’Neal Cage
(Bachelor, LA) and a host of nieces, nephews,
relatives and dear friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents Mr. Preston
and Mrs. Helen Jones (Marshall, TX), two brothers,
Levonia Jones (Los Angeles, CA), Albert Jones
(Marshall, TX), two sisters, Erma Jones Anderson
(Los Angeles, CA), Lizzie V. Jones Johnson (Clinton,
MD) and an infant son, Lamore Carter, II (Grambling,
LA).
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that
contributions be made toward the Mrs. Lena J.
Carter Scholarship Fund. Checks may be made payable
to the Grambling University Foundation.
