June 21, 1925 - March 12, 2012 John David "J.D." Carter, age 86, longtime Duncan resident, died Monday, March 12, 2012, in Norman. J.D. also known by his nickname "Fuzzy." He was born on June 21, 1925. to E.F. "Fuzzy" and Ruby Pope Carter, in Duncan. He graduated from Duncan High School in 1943. He was a veteran of WW II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps. J.D. graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1949 with a degree in business management. While attending the University of Oklahoma, he played on the 1948 baseball team and was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He met Sally Carroll of Fairfax at OU and they were married on June 12, 1949. J.D. then went to work for Visco and the couple lived in Hayes, Kan. They later settled in Duncan in 1951 and J.D. joined his father in Fuzzy Carter Outdoor Advertising, working there until 1972. He was employed in the advertising department of the Duncan Banner until his retirement in 1987. An avid golfer, J.D. was a life member of the Elks Golf and Country Club of Duncan. He was a longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church of Duncan and served as elder. He also joined the First Christian Church of Duncan. J.D. was a member of the Rotary Club and the Duncan Library Board, serving as president. He belonged to the OU Alumnae Association and the University of Oklahoma Basketball Tip-In Club. J.D. was also a member of the U.S. Golf Association. He is survived by one son. Randolph Alan Carter and wife Elise Weiser Carter, and one daughter, Catherine Carter Murphy and husband Brendan Murphy, all of Norman. Also surviving are eight grandchildren, Annalissa Carter Richardson and husband Heath, Laura Carter Gmeiner and husband Andy, Ashley Elizabeth Carter, Caroline Rose Carter, Jeremy Matthew Shives, Tanya Jean Shives, Laurel Elizabeth Murphy and Hailey Anne Murphy; three great-grandchildren, Lena Marie Gmeiner, Taylor Faith Richardson and Lola Shives; and cousins Jolene Freeman, of Duncan, Marilyn Elkins, of Austin, Texas and Don Carter, of Dallas, Texas. J.D. was preceded in death by his parents and Sally, his wife of 49 years, who died in 1997. A memorial service to celebrate a life well lived will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions be made to a charity of your choice. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.granthamfuneralhomes.com.