Bradford Wayne Carter, age 30, of Lee's Summit, MO. left this life to be in the comfort of the Lord almighty on June 5th, 2007.

Brad was born in Clinton, MO., on July 31st, 1976 to Brenda and Ron Carter. He resided with his parents in Clinton and attended Holy Rosary Catholic School. He graduated from Clinton High School. The family resided in Rolla, MO. a brief time before moving to Lee's Summit in 1996.
From the beginning, it was evident that Brad was a special person who was given to this earth to carry out special needs and to brighten the lives of all that he touched. Maybe it was his heritage, being born from the union of two strong families, or maybe it was the realization that living with a chronic disease can only bring, but whatever the reason Brad was always an ambassador of good will. He never ever let the fact that he had Cystic Fibrosis lessen his abilities.

After moving to Lee's Summit, Brad became interested in fitness and body building. With strong mentor, Brad started to work his frail body into shape and became a model we could all envy. Brad moved on to become a personal trainer and later started his own personal training firm, where he consulted, recommended a diet regiment and supplement program along with a workout regimen. He competed in numerous body building competitions and won awards on Power Shack, Mr. Missouri two years running in different classes and also 10th in the nation in Las Vegas. Most recently, due to health restrictions, Brad worked as a surgical operations tech for SOSI, maintaining customer accounts and equipment for numerous hospitals in the Kansas City area.

Brad is survived by his parents, Ron and Brenda Carter of Lee's Summit, his paternal grandmother, Maurita Carter of Clinton and a host of aunts, uncles, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Andrew and Margaret Kantner and paternal grandfather, Billie Carter, all of Clinton.

A visitation will be held Thursday June 7th at Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic Church, Lee's Summit, MO. from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Vansant-Mills Funeral Home will host a Rosary at 6:30 p.m. Friday evening followed by a family and friends visitation until 8:00 p.m. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, MO. with interment at Clinton Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Family requests donations, in place of flowers, to be made to The Sisters of Saint Francis Catholic Church of Independence, MO. and may be left at the funeral home.