Esther Gertrude Carpenter, 84, of Mariemont, died Jan. 30, 2007. She was a clerk for the Cincinnati Police Department.

She was preceded in death by husband, Elmore; and sister, Mary Hill.

She is survived by sons, Elmore Michael (Valerie) and Joseph (Terry) Carpenter; daughters, Elnora Brock, Julie Hewitt, and Mary Sue Carpenter; sister, Cora Paris; eleven grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Feb. 1 at the Evans Funeral Home in Milford. Burial followed at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Montgomery.