Obituary for Ernest Adriel Carpenter
The Rev. Ernest Adriel Carpenter, 90, Louisville, entered eternal rest on November 19, 2020, after a long illness.
Ernest was born in Shelbyville, KY to Estill Forrest and Mary Margaret Carpenter on May 6, 1930. He married the love of his life, Ernestine Gillespie Carpenter, on June 10, 1966, at the Springfield Baptist Church, and they spent 54 amazing years together.
He graduated from Shelbyville High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown College; a Bachelors of Divinity, Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Christian Education, and the Master of Religious Education degrees from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He was ordained into the ministry at First Baptist Church of Shelbyville, and served the Salem Baptist Church in Southville, Taylorsville Baptist Church in Taylorsville; Bruner’s Chapel Baptist Church in Harrodsburg; Madison Avenue Baptist Church in Covington; and Oaklawn Baptist Church in Paducah. He retired in 1989. “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.”
He is survived by his wife, Ernestine, and their son, Don Scott Carpenter of San Francisco; sister-in-law, Marian Copeland (Chuck) of Louisville; sister-in-law, Nancy Keys (Dewey, Sr.) of Nashville, Anne and Catherine Clark of Louisville, as well as several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Lillian Eddington; brothers, John Dudley Carpenter and Burnett Carpenter; in-laws, Marion Sweeney and Anna Ernestine Gillespie; brother-in-law, Donald Kidd; and his canine companion, Bailey.
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, visitation will be private and a private Celebration of Life and Witness to the Resurrection will be held on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 with The Rev. Dr. Jeffrey L. Hicks officiating.
Both the visitation and the service will be at Highlands Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Masks and physical distancing are required for all in attendance.
The service will be broadcast via Facebook Live at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, on the "Highlands Family-Owned Funeral Home" Facebook page.
Burial will take place at Cemetery Hill in Springfield, KY.
Flowers are welcome; gifts in Ernest’s memory to the American Cancer Society or the Colon Cancer Prevention Project are also appreciated.
Ernest was born in Shelbyville, KY to Estill Forrest and Mary Margaret Carpenter on May 6, 1930. He married the love of his life, Ernestine Gillespie Carpenter, on June 10, 1966, at the Springfield Baptist Church, and they spent 54 amazing years together.
He graduated from Shelbyville High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown College; a Bachelors of Divinity, Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Christian Education, and the Master of Religious Education degrees from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He was ordained into the ministry at First Baptist Church of Shelbyville, and served the Salem Baptist Church in Southville, Taylorsville Baptist Church in Taylorsville; Bruner’s Chapel Baptist Church in Harrodsburg; Madison Avenue Baptist Church in Covington; and Oaklawn Baptist Church in Paducah. He retired in 1989. “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.”
He is survived by his wife, Ernestine, and their son, Don Scott Carpenter of San Francisco; sister-in-law, Marian Copeland (Chuck) of Louisville; sister-in-law, Nancy Keys (Dewey, Sr.) of Nashville, Anne and Catherine Clark of Louisville, as well as several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Lillian Eddington; brothers, John Dudley Carpenter and Burnett Carpenter; in-laws, Marion Sweeney and Anna Ernestine Gillespie; brother-in-law, Donald Kidd; and his canine companion, Bailey.
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, visitation will be private and a private Celebration of Life and Witness to the Resurrection will be held on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 with The Rev. Dr. Jeffrey L. Hicks officiating.
Both the visitation and the service will be at Highlands Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Masks and physical distancing are required for all in attendance.
The service will be broadcast via Facebook Live at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, on the "Highlands Family-Owned Funeral Home" Facebook page.
Burial will take place at Cemetery Hill in Springfield, KY.
Flowers are welcome; gifts in Ernest’s memory to the American Cancer Society or the Colon Cancer Prevention Project are also appreciated.