Robert Russel Jeter, Jr.
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B.G. Robert R. Jeter, Jr. NC Defense Militia (Retired) died peacefully at his home in Charlotte, NC on March 16th 2026. He was 92.
Born on January 25, 1934 in Norfolk, Virginia, General Jeter graduated with a BA in Chemistry from the University of Richmond in 1959. For the next 30 years, he had parallel industrial and military careers. As a civilian, he held Sales and Management positions in the textile, dye, and chemical industries, retiring as National Sales Manager for HicksonChemical Co. In the military, first in the US Army and then the US Army Reserves, he held command positions at the Company, Battalion and Brigade levels. During this time, he graduated from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, the Command and General Staff School, and the Army War College. He retired as Chief of Staff of the 108th Division with the rank of Colonel in 1985. Afterward, NC Governor Jim Martin called him out of retirement, promoted him to Brigadier General in the NC Defense Militia, and placed him in charge of western NC. He was inducted into the Officer Candidate School (OCS) Hall of Fame at Ft. Benning, GA in 1991.
David Redditt Jeter
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Lt. Col. David R. Jeter, USAF Retired of Garner, NC died February 11, 2026. He was 87.
Born August 6, 1938, in Norfolk, VA, he was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Robert R. Jeter and Blanche R. Jeter of Waynesville, NC and his brother James Parham Jeter of Asheville, NC. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Shelia B. Jeter of Garner, NC, two daughters and their spouses, Kimberly & Mark Tantaris of Nashville, TN and Dr. Debra Basden and Brian Basden of Garner, NC, four grandsons, a granddaughter, and one brother, Robert R. Jeter of Charlotte, NC.
Colonel Jeter graduated from Clemson University in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and from Golden Gate University in 1981 with a master’s degree in Public Administration. He received a commission in the United States Air Force in February 1962 and served tours of duty in staff and command positions at various bases in the US including the Pentagon, overseas in the Republic of Vietnam, and in the United Kingdom as an Exchange Officer with the Royal Air Force, Ministry of Defense, London, England. He retired as Director of Commercial Communications, Air Force Communications Command at Scott AFB, IL in July 1984. His awards and decorations include the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Force Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Presidential Unit Citation with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two Campaign Stars, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Air Force Missile Badge.
2025 Jeter Reunion
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During the 2025 Jeter Family reunion a play called "A Revolutionary Tale" was put on by the Jeter family. This play dramatizes the long known (or oft told) historic events of our ancestor James Jeter who fought and was wounded in the Revolutionary War., and how he met Mary Crosby, his future bride.
Harry McShane Jeter
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Marry McShane Jeter, 75, of Columbia, died Sunday, March 27, 2022, after a brief hospitalization. Born November 14, 1946, in Winnsboro, SC, he was a son of the late William Gist and Lula Coleman Jeter.
Mr. Jeter was a US Army veteran who honorably served his country during the Vietnam War. Following his active military service, Mr. Jeter served in the US Army Reserves and retired as a Master Sergeant after 25 years. He was employed as a letter carrier with the USPS for 37 years until his retirement in 2021. He was a former member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) and was an active member of both the Jeter and the Coleman-Feaster-Mobley Family Associations. Mr. Jeter enjoyed family genealogy, US history, Jeopardy, and being involved in family life. His greatest legacy will be as a husband, father, and grandfather (Pop).
Guy Wilburn Jeter
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Guy Jeter Mt. Pleasant - Guy Wilburn Jeter, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., passed on January 19, 2021, after a 19-year battle with Parkinson's disease. Guy, the son of the late John McDow Jeter and Eunice Wilburn Jeter, was born in Union, SC on March 18, 1948.
He graduated from Union High School and then received his BA in English from Davidson College. Guy is survived by his wife and soul mate of 50 years, Deborah Williams Jeter of Mount Pleasant, and children who deeply loved him, Cecelia Jeter McPhail and her husband, Fred, of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Guy Wilburn Jeter, Jr. of Okinawa, Japan. In addition, Guy leaves two granddaughters who adored their Papa, Grace and Miriam McPhail; his brother, John McDow Jeter, Jr. and his wife, Mary, of Richmond, Virginia; and his sister, Susan Palmer Jeter, and her husband, Alan Adler, of Topanga, California. Guy was beloved as a brother by his in-laws and as Uncle Guy to his nieces and nephews.
