Alta Margaret Hansell Cart Obituary (1941

Mrs. Alta Margaret Hansell Cart, age 82, of Deputy, Indiana entered this life on July 9, 1941 in Brownstown, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late Gifford and Miriam Dolores Boling Hansell. She was a 1958 graduate of Deputy High School, and went on to obtain her Bachelor's in Education from Indiana State University and her Master's in 1985 from Indiana University Southeast. She married Richard Avis Cart on July 14, 1957 at the Deputy United Methodist Church. This happy union of 64 years was blessed with sons, Richard Leslie, David and Robert. She lived in the Deputy area her entire life and was proud of her family legacy. She taught the second grade at Deputy Elementary School for 27 years before her retirement in 1996. Prior to that, she worked for the Madison Consolidated School System as a receptionist and bookkeeper for several years. She enjoyed reading, embroidery, and painting a variety of things, but mainly landscapes. Alta was a member of the Hanover Eastern Star Order No. 525 and was a past worthy matron. She remained a member of the Deputy United Methodist Church until its closure. Alta died on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at 7:15 am at the Norton King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Alta will be missed by her sons, Richard Leslie Cart and his wife, Stephanie of Madison, Indiana, David Cart and his wife, Diedre of Deputy, Indiana, Robert Cart and his husband, Russell Sanders of Collingswood, New Jersey; her grandchildren, Lesley Miller and her husband, Les, Oran Cart and his wife, Jessica, Ian Cart and his wife, Rebecca, Emily Cart, Vincent Cart-Sanders, and Kasper Cart; her great-grandchildren, Claire Miller, Kate Miller, Catherine Cart, Cora Cart, Alexander Cart, John Cart, and Morgan Cart; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Gifford Hansell, died February 24, 1963, her mother, Miriam Dolores Boling Hansell, died May 27, 2005, her husband of 64 years, Richard Avis Cart, died November 20, 2021. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Friday, September 15, 2023 at 11:00 a.m., at the Deputy United Methodist Church, 14266 West Mulberry Street in Deputy, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Pisgah Cemetery near Deputy, Indiana VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Deputy United Methodist Church, 14266 West Mulberry Street in Deputy, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Ronald McDonald House. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centers of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Memorial Here To send a flower arrangement in memory of Alta Margaret Hansell Cart, please click here to visit our sympathy store.