Cinderella Bowlan Carter
March 19, 1941 — February 9, 2016
Cinderella “Cindy” Vent Bowlan Carter, age 74, of Humnoke, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Baptist Health Medical Center of Little Rock.
She was a lifelong resident of Southern Lonoke County and a retired farmer. She was a former president and active member of Carlisle Altruistic club and a member of the Hamilton Baptist Church. She ran her planting interests with an iron fist and beautiful smile, be it the farm or her beloved rose bushes. She was well known for a lovely yard and home.
Cinderella was named by her oldest brother Carl Andrew Vent. Carl had been promised the chance to name his fifth sibling if it were a girl. When Cindy was born Carl held his mother to her word and named his only sister “Cinderella” after his favorite book. Her beauty lived up to her name.
She was born March 19, 1941 to Vester and Hazel Mayher Vent. She married Jack Martin Bowlan, May 15, 1959 and was married 38 years until his death in 1998. They had two children, Teresa and Steven. She was married to her loving husband R.B. “Bud” Carter on January 7, 2008 and is survived by him. She is also survived by her daughter Teresa Bowlan Cash and her husband Dee of Vilonia; her son J. Steven Bowlan of Little Rock; two grandchildren, Derek Cash of Pensacola, Florida and Erica Cash Bullard and husband Cody of Stuttgart; two brothers Paul (Jean) Vent of Carlisle and Lee (Carolyn) Vent of Clarendon; sisters-in-law, Freda Vent of Pine Bluff, Blanch Bowlan of Carlisle, Mary Lee Vaught of Houston, Arkansas and Angela Vent of Jacksonville, Arkansas; two stepchildren, Barbara (Pip) Terry of Humnoke and Brad (Lasha) Carter of Stuttgart and a lifelong best friend Mary Nell King of Humnoke; and many nieces, nephews and dear friends.
She was preceded in death by her first husband Jack; parents, and brothers, Carl, J.J., Robert, and George Vent.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Boyd Funeral Home, Lonoke.
Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 12 at Hamilton Baptist Church, 4362 Hamilton Loop Rd, Carlisle, AR. Interment will follow at Hamilton Cemetery. Arrangements by Boyd Funeral Home, Lonoke. www.boydfuneralhome.net.