Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Carter, Leroy D. October 11, 2004 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Shirley McMillan Durden http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006039 July 12, 2013, 6:51 pm The Berrien Press - October 20, 2004 Leroy D. Carter, 87, of Nashville passed away Oct. 11, 2004, at Berrien Nursing Center. He was born on Nov. 23, 1916, in Lowndes County to Alton and Lola Harnage Carter. He was a retired farmer and security guard for the J.H. Harvey Co. and a member of First Baptist Church of Ray City. He was preceded in death by a son, Ronnie Lyle Carter, who died in 1996. He is survived by his wife, Lillian Gay Carter of Nashville; seven daughters, Grace Watson, Shirley McGee, Rhonda Royals, Linda Mallory, Tammy Nash, all of Nashville, Joanne Jacobs, Jacksonville, Fla., Virginia Beck-Carter, Adel; four sons, Leroy Carter Jr., Statenville, Fred Carter, Douglas Carter, Donnie Carter, all of Nashville; 31 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, at First Baptist Church of Ray City with the Rev. Lee Graham officiating. Burial will be held in Beaver Dam Cemetery. Visitation will be held after 2 p.m. today with the family receiving friends from 7-9 p.m. Active pallbearers were Jonathan Royals, Robbie Boyett, Timmy Chance, Scott Carter, Bill Tyson, Mason Mallory, Bryce Carter, Brad Mallory. Honorary pallbearers were Otis Shaw, Howard Ray, Buddy Bostic, Lewis Fountain, Jackson Moore, Elmer Keeffe, Wesley Moore, George Skinner, Buddy Nix, James Sutton, Leon Durrance, Donald Harnage, Murray Chance, Dwight Bailey, Earl Griffin. Lovein Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/berrien/obits/c/carter3248nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb