Helen Gertrude Lindamood Carter
HELEN GERTRUDE LINDAMOOD CARTER, 96, of Bristol, VA and formerly of Bastian, VA, went home to be with the Lord she so faithfully served on Monday, April 13, 2026. She was born April 29, 1929 in Bland County, the daughter of the late William & Florene Dillow Lindamood.
Helen was a simple, humble woman who lived a Godly life. She focused on kindness, prayers for others and her quiet acts of service to her friends and family in which she displayed her love for God.
She was a devoted Christian with a generous heart. She enjoyed her daily devotions. She was a member of New Hope Union Church in Bastian.
She enjoyed crocheting. She loved to sew and cook. She always had plenty of food prepared because she wasn’t sure who would be there at mealtimes. It is said that when you visited with Helen, you left much more inspired and uplifted than when you arrived. She was very special to those who loved her and she will be greatly missed.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents, William Maxwell & Florene Spence Dillow Lindamood, her husband over 51 years, Emory Ray Carter, her son, Emory Ray Carter, Jr., a special nephew whom she adopted as her own, Gilbert (“Gib”) Walker and four sisters, Annette Lindamood Kidd, Margaret Rada Blankenship, Barbara Ann Lindamood and Maretta Dean Looney.
Left to cherish her memory are her brother & sister-in-law, Sammy & Joyce Lindamood; special nieces and caregivers, Tracy & Juan Garcia, Sandra & Steve Schrecongost and Ava Wright; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 1:00 P.M. at A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home Chapel, White Gate, with Pastor Doug Hyndrich and Pastor Alan Ashworth officiating. Entombment will follow in the Grandview Memory Gardens Mausoleum.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:00 A.M. until service time, 1:00 P.M.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made in Helen’ s honor to the New Hope Union Church, c/o Kelli Sarver, 3215 Railroad Trail., Bastian, VA 24314.
Helen’s family is in the care of A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home, White Gate, avestandsons.com, (540) 921-2985.
