The contributions of two distinguished community leaders—the late Rev. Fred Carter and Marion Randall—were honored at a special celebration on Saturday at the Abingdon Ruritan Club in Bena.
The Legacy for Gloucester Citizens hosted the event, titled Celebrating the Legacy of the Past and Present.
“We want to recognize people while they are still here and we also want to recognize those who have gone before us,” said Brenda Dixon, the president of the Legacy for Gloucester Citizens.
Both honorees had loved ones who gave speeches commemorating their accomplishments and service to the community.
Rev. Fred Carter
Carter, who was a funeral director, a pastor as well as a community activist, was born and raised in Gloucester County.Carter graduated from Temple University where he earned his bachelor’s degree. He also graduated second in his class from the American Academy of McAllister Institute of Funeral Services.
After that, he continued to run his family’s funeral home in the 1960s and l...