Judy Ann Carpenter

Judy Ann Carpenter, 72, of Seville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, at Hospice of the Western Reserve in Medina after a battle with cancer.

Judy was born on Sept. 2, 1954, in Mount Pleasant, PA to Harry and Sara (Faust) Honse and graduated from Brunswick High School and later from Akron University. On May 12, 1973, she married James R. Carpenter, and they had made their home in Creston and for the past 19 years. Judy had been a police dispatcher for the City of Rittman and had been a social worker for the Wayne County Schools Carer Center. Judy was faithful member of Crossroads Assembly of God in Creston and loved serving others. She enjoyed thrifting and garage sales, doing crafts, but her greatest joy was being with family.

Surviving is her husband, Jim; daughters and sons-in-law, Trena and Eric Sheppard of Burbank and Terrell Hausler and William Lenhard of Spencer; grandchildren, Taylor (Hunter) McCord, Jarren (Ava) Sheppard, Evan (Isabella) Hausler, Mason Hausler and Deaney Hausler; 5 great-grandchildren; her mother, Sara Honse of Fort Myers, FL and a sister, Deborah (Ray) Blacksmith of Fort Myers, FL

She was preceded in death by her father, Harry and a brother, Barry Honse.

A service of celebration of Judy’s life will be Thursday, Nov. 19th at 2:00 p.m. at Crossroads Assembly of God, 10220 Wooster Pike, Creston with Pastor Mike Boggs officiating. Friends will be received form 1:00 p.m. until time of services a 2:00 p.m. Interment will be at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery on Friday.