Mandisa Siti "Dee" Carter departed this life on July 18, 2022. She was born July 19, 1977, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Brenda Carter and Larry Fisher. She received her education from the Montgomery County, Maryland public school system and community college. She was employed by Geico. She attended True Light Apostolic Church in Spotsylvania, Virginia.

Mandisa Siti is an African name meaning "the best to come" and "sweet lady". At the early age of six, she belonged to over five book clubs. Mandisa won, "Who's Who of American Children" four years in a row in high school. In college she was a great storyteller and writer. She was a very spiritual person. Nico Carter-Dorsey was her miracle baby!

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Raymond "Buster" Carter and Rose Marie "Maitland" Brooks Carter, and Frank Fisher; uncles, Lonnie Carter, and Bobby Fisher.

She leaves behind to cherish her memories, her five year old son, Nico Carter-Dorsey; mother, Brenda Carter; her brother, Brian Carter (Danielle); grandmother, Corine Curtis Fisher; uncles, Raymond Carter, Oliver Kenny Carter, Jimmy James Carter, Frank (Rosetta) Fisher, Charles "Juice" (Cardella) Fisher, Neal (Linda) Fisher, and Clyde (Linda) Fisher; aunts, Frances Slager, Phyllis Carter, Lucy Fisher, and Sharon Gray; her best friends, Kinshasa Blue, and Leroy Dorsey; and a host of other relatives and friends.

A memorial service will be held at A.L. Bennett and Son Funeral Home on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at 11:00 AM.