David Storey

Carpenter

David Storey Carpenter, 86 of Crowell, Texas, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2026, in Crowell, Texas.

Funeral services will be held Monday, November 16, 2026, at 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church in Crowell, Texas, with Rev. Terry Tamplen officiating. Interment will follow Wilbarger Memorial Park under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Crowell, Texas.

David was born on November 11, 1940, to the late Cecil Carpenter and the late Peggy Brown Carpenter. He married D’Lois “Dee” Shultz on December 23, 1961, in Thalia, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army 101st Airborne in Ft. Campbell, Kentucky for three years. He retired on December 31, 1991, from Southwestern Bell Telephone where he worked as a supervisor. He moved to Ruidoso, New Mexico where he resided for twenty years. David was a Shriner and a member of the Wichita Falls Masonic Lodge. He was also a member of the Thalia Baptist Church in Thalia, Texas.

Davd is survived by his son, Rusty Carpenter & wife Audrey of Thalia, Texas, his daughter, Tammy Robertson & husband Dee of Iowa Park, Texas, and his sister, Mary Sue Adkins & husband Randy of Crowell, Texas. David also leaves behind his grandchildren, Rob Henderson (Tori), Russell Carpenter, and Aubrey Riney (Jace), four great grandchildren, Hazley, Cooper, Casen, and Cameron, along with numerous nieces and nephews.

David is preceded in death by his wife Dee Carpenter on April 29, 2003, his brothers, Gary “Boob” Carpenter, Tommy Carpenter, George Robert Carpenter, and his daughter, Shannon Renee Carpenter in 1971.

Visitation will be Monday, November 16, 2026, at First Baptist Church in Crowell, Texas, from 1:00 pm until funeral services begin.

Memorials may be made to Avir in Crowell formerly known as Crowell Nursing Home.