James Earl Carter Sr. was an American politician and businessman who represented Sumter County in the Georgia House of Representatives from January 1953 until his death in July that same year. He was the father of the 39th president of the United States, James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr., and the husband of Bessie Lillian Carter.

Ruth Carter Stapleton was an American Christian evangelist. She was the youngest sister of United States President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter’s best friend.