April 26, 1937 – Aug. 7, 2024
Dr. Samuel Houston Carter BS, MS, MD, 87, of Las Vegas, Nev. died on Aug. 7, 2024. He was born on April 26, 1937, in Muldrow to Johnnie and Leona Carter.
Dr. Carter attended Vian High School and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Langston University where he pledged Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. He received a Master in Physiology from the University of Wisconsin, and earned his Medical Degree from the School of Medicine at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1967. He worked tirelessly as an anesthesiologist and never missed a day of work in his 35 years of service.
He was a dedicated member of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Muldrow, where he served as Superintendent of Sunday School. He was married to Dr. Barbara N. McMillian Carter on Dec. 23, 1962.
Survivors are his wife, of Las Vegas; three children, Nichelle R. and Ulyses Grant of Hoschton, Ga., Bobby K. Carter of Honolulu, Hi. and Dr. Maia D. Carter of Las Vegas; three grandchildren; one great grandchild; a brother, Carl E. (Dorothy) Carter of Los Angeles, Calif.; and numerous other family members and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Ray, Lawrel and Johnnie Jr.; and four sisters, Sadie, Flossie, Bessie, and Lennie.
