Ronald Leland Carter died at his home in Keizer, on June 22.

He was born on Dec. 4, 1951, in Burns to Orm and Miriam Carter. He was the third of five children.

Carter was raised and attended school in Burns, graduating from Burns Union High School in 1970.  He enlisted in the Air Force later that year and served his country for four years, including a term in Thailand. He was highly regarded by the Air Force, and held a great deal of responsibility in his position. He was honorably discharged in 1974.

During the next 16 years, Carter lived in Portland, Denver, Colo., and finally in 1990, he returned to Burns and worked for Toby Timms at Alpine Creamery.

While working there, he got reacquainted with Mary Brown; they had attended school together. They were married in 1991, and in 1992, moved to Empire, Nev., where Carter worked for United States Gypsum.

He returned to Oregon in 1995 to work for Americold Logistics. Carter and his wife got their real estate licenses for Oregon and Idaho, and sold real estate in the Payette, Fruitland, Idaho and Ontario area. His wife went to work for the State of Oregon and was transferred to the Salem area. Since Americold also had a plant in Salem, Carter transferred as well.

Carter loved the outdoors — hunting, fishing, camping and just playing outdoors.  The beauty of the animals he would see never ceased to amaze him. He also loved being a grandfather to Taylor and Tyler and looked forwarded to taking them fishing when they got older.

Carter is survived by his wife, Mary, of Keizer; brothers, Richard Carter and wife, Shandel of Bryant, Ark., and Robert Carter and wife, Karen of Spokane, Wash.; sister, Karen Carter of Burien, Wash.; and nieces and nephews, Matt, Amber, and Tyler Schouviller of Portland, Shawn and Taylor Schouviller of Houston, Tex.,   Tary Parry and family of Helena, Mont., and Tia Cooley and family of Lakeview.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Linda Carter; mother, Miriam Carter; father, Orm Carter; aunt, Linda Corbett; uncle,  Cork Corbett; cousin, Mike Carter; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Contributions in Carter’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society.