Judy Kay Carter
November 21, 1947 – September 01, 2021

Judy Kay Bolingbroke Carter, 73, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 following an 8 month battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. She was taken care of by her loving husband of over 53 years and surrounded by her family and friends the weeks prior. She was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Judy was born in Pocatello, Idaho on November 21, 1947, to Guy and Hazel Bolingbroke. She was the youngest of 3 three daughters. The Bolingbroke family lived in Pocatello in the winter months and spent summers farming in Arbon Valley, ID where they had a ranch house. Judy loved riding horses and driving the tractor. She loved when her best friends and nephews came to visit. At the end of summer, Judy would stay with her sister Connie in Pocatello to start school while her parents finished farming for the summer. She attended Jefferson and Lincoln Elementary schools in Pocatello. She attended Irving Junior High and graduated from Pocatello High School in 1966. Judy was a member of the Pocatello High School dance team, Gate City Singers and the high school choir. She was also a member of the pep club.

Judy attended the Kasai school of dance in Pocatello for many years and loved to dance. She ran as Miss Garrett Freight lines and won first runner up in the Miss Pocatello pageant in 1965. After high school Judy attended a business college in Pocatello. She worked as a secretary for an accounting firm. She then decided to move to Salt Lake with some friends to work as a secretary for a lumber company. In Salt Lake City she met her sweetheart Steve Carter of Thatcher, Idaho. Judy was on a date with Steve’s friend who was borrowing Steve’s car when Steve decided he wanted to pursue Judy. His persistence paid off and they were married on November 10, 1967, in Pocatello, ID.

Steve and Judy began their married life in American Falls, ID and then moved to Aberdeen, ID in 1969. They started their family with their first child, Mechelle in 1970 and then Mark came along in 1972. They had Ryan in 1975 and then Brady in 1978, Brett in 1980 and Kristen in 1981. They owned and managed Carter’s Department Store and a Western Auto in Aberdeen for many years. They were sealed in the Idaho Falls temple in 1979. The family moved to Pocatello in 1980.

Judy and Steve spent their time watching kids ball games, boating on American Falls reservoir, camping, going on family ski vacations to Bear Lake and driving kids everywhere. Judy was a wonderful loving, patient mother that taught her children how to work hard.

Judy and Steve rode motorcycles for many years with their friends across the US and in Canada. They also liked to go on cruises with their friends and family. They went on 15 cruises together to the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Mediterranean.

Steve and Judy, with help from their family, built a cabin overlooking the Palisades Reservoir and have spent the last 28 years enjoying their cabin with their family and friends. They purchased a timeshare in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico several years ago and have spent many fun vacations there in recent years with family and friends.

Judy and Steve served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Kentucky Louisville Mission. They served in Beattyville, Kentucky in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in 2015. Steve and Judy also served in the Idaho Falls temple for 3+ years. Judy loved to learn and continued her education throughout her life. She earned her real estate license, and was certified in acupuncture, massage therapy, phlebotomy, Herbology, and was a certified naturopath.

She lived a wonderful life with her sweetheart and family and friends. Judy was a kind, forgiving woman who always had a positive attitude. We will miss her, but we find joy in knowing she has returned to our Father in Heaven and is now reunited with her granddaughter Kambrie who passed away last month.

She is survived by her husband Steve, her six children Mechelle (John), Mark, Ryan (Erin), Brady (Candee), Brett, Kristen (Brad), step-daughter Rebecca, her sister Connie and 24 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father Guy, mother Hazel, sister Darlene and granddaughter Kambrie.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, September 8 at 11:00 a.m. at Highland 4th Ward LDS Chapel, 2000 S. Fairway Drive, Pocatello, Idaho. A viewing will be held at the church Tuesday evening from 7:00-8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. prior to the service. Memories and condolences may be sent to the family at horsleyfuneralhome@hotmail.com.