Robby Carter

Celebration of Life Services will be 5:00PM, August 10, 2024 at the Old Fashion in Creston. Memorials may be directed to the family, to be determined at a future date. Memories and on-line condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Robby Carter, age 59, passed away unexpectedly at home on July 24th, 2024. He was born March 19th, 1965, in St Joseph, MO to Jacob and Twila Carter, he was the youngest of four boys.

Rob graduated from Orient-Macksburg High School in 1983. After school he spent several years working construction and at various rock quarries in Iowa. He finished his working career at Wellman Dynamics in Creston, Iowa before medically retiring in 2021. He worked hard all his life and instilled that work ethic in his kids. His motto in life was “work hard, play harder”.

Rob loved all things, cars and racing. His favorite TV show was Street Outlaws, and you’d always catch him with a race on the TV. His favorite thing was his jeep and going wheeling with his son Tyler and his many friends he made down at MIOBI. Rob loved spending time with his grand kids and always looked forward to visits from his daughter C.J. He especially enjoyed spending his days with his wife, Angel, and building wooden models to display.

Robby was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents; brothers Randy and Roger; sister-in-law, Kathleen Marckmann.

Left to cherish Robby’s memory are his wife Angel of Creston, Iowa; son, Tyler (Sarah) of Des Moines; 2 daughters Brooke Carter of Winterset, Iowa. C.J. (Matthew) Barnes of Murray, Iowa. Step-daughter Shayna Davis of Creston, Iowa and step-son Damian Gibbons of Indianola, Iowa. 9 grandchildren: Carter, Brandon, Kohl, Ricky, Cash, Hudson, Braxton, Bryar and Maddy. He is also survived by his brother, Rick (Michelle) Carter of Creston and sister-in-law Kathy Carter of Creston; numerous aunts & uncles, nieces, nephews and other relatives.