Funeral held for Terry Carter

Nearly 2,000 people congregated at the First AME Church in South Los Angeles, for the funeral service for Terry Carter.  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Terry Carter, 55, was a businessman who built classic lowriders and started a record label with rapper Ice Cube. Duane Moody, an organizer of the funeral, called it Carter’s “scholarship to the University of Heaven.”  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Pallbearers at Terry Carter’s funeral.  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Pallbearers watch over the coffin of Terry Carter.  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Friends and family take flowers from the coffin of Terry Carter.  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)