Ninnah Leona Carpenter, 95, of Kerrville, died Sunday, Nov. 30, at a local hospital. She was born on April 8, 1914, in Valley Mills, Texas, the daughter of the late James Henry and Ninnah Geneva Thurmond.
Graveside services were held Saturday, Dec 5, 2009, at 2 p.m., in Clifton Cemetery.
She was known by many in the area, especially her friends at Riverhills Health and Rehab as well as Plaza on the River. She also dearly loved her church family at First Christian Church in Kerrville. Ninnah was first and foremost a wife and mother. In addition, she worked outside the home as a sales associate for Neiman-Marcus, and executive secretary at the Midwest City, Oklahoma Vo-Tech High School. She also was a bookkeeper for Film ‘n Photos in San Antonio.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Lawrence Carpenter of Humble, and a grandson, Larry Carpenter, of St. Louis, Mo.
She is survived by Jan McBride of Longview; Rev. Jim Carpenter of Kerrville; and Carole Floeck of San Antonio; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.