In his younger years, Dwaine was known as “Buffalo” by his friends and family. He served in the Army in occupied Germany following graduation from Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Dwaine was a quiet, humble and private man, as well as a man of honor and valor. He was the youngest of three brothers having served in the military. If you were to thank him for his service, he would tell you that he was not a veteran of combat.

Following his military service, Dwaine worked for Texas Instruments, then later for Solectron and retired after 35 years.

He married Letitia Traylor Carter Aug. 14, 1983, and they remained together for 39 years until her death in April 2022.

Dwaine was a family man and enjoyed taking family trips when his children were young. In his retirement, Dwaine enjoyed caring of his animals, gardening, fishing, hunting and simply being outside on his property.

Dwaine and Letitia were ecstatic when their daughter Amber married Adam Martinka Nov. 8, 2014, and soon blessed them with two grandsons, Colton and Kason, to which they were completely devoted.

You could catch Dwaine at the baseball fields watching his grandson play baseball.

Dwaine was a loving son, brother, nephew, father, uncle, cousin and grandfather. He will be missed by all.

In addition to his daughter, son-in-law and grandsons, all of Bartlett, survivors include brothers Kenneth L. Carter of Austin and JC Carter of Dripping Springs, Texas; sisters Rosemary Schmidt (Dennis) and Helen Elliff, both of Taylor; mother-in-law Mary Lee Traylor of Port Lavaca, Texas; sistersn- law Elizabeth Traylor (Jim) of Houston, Mary Carol Rocha (Joe) of Palacios, Texas; brotherin- law Bill Traylor (Evelyn) of Sugar Land, Texas; uncle Carlos Johnson of Manor, Texas; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

In addition to his wife and parents, he is preceded in death by daughter Jennifer Carter, son Brandon Carter, sister Karen A. Carter, sister Constance L. Carter, brother Dennis L. Carter, brother-in-law Douglas J. Elliff, sister-in-law Linda M. Carter and father-inlaw William Traylor.

A celebration of life is 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at Condra Funeral Home, 503 Talbot St. in Taylor, followed by internment at the Taylor City Cemetery, East Fourth Street.