Mr. Carey was born in Madison County, Ga., August 18, 1920, son of the late S.M. and Era Fits Carey. He was a brick mason and member of the Evangelical Methodist Church. Mr. Carey was a United States Navy Veteran having served during World War II and was a lifetime member of the Harrison McCreary V.F. W. Post.
Survivors include his wife, Virgie G. Carey, Danielsville, Ga.; sons, Alford Carey, Danielsville, Ga. and John L. Carey, Jr., Milledgeville, Ga.; daughters and son-in-law, Helen and Jimmy Huff, Comer, Ga., Betty West, Comer, Ga., Cathy Carey, Covington, Ga.; son-in-law, Tim Christian; two brothers, Billy Carey and Ford Carey, both of Danielsville, Ga.; six sisters, Hester Sartain, Gladell Sexton, Ethel Sexton, Roberta Dove, Stuart Kirk, all of Danielsville, Ga., Annie Mae Smith, of Hull, Ga.; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three grandchildren: Carol Jones, Steven Malcolm West and Jackie Bullard; one brother, Buford Carey; two sisters, Allie Dudley and Cornelia Ginn.
Funeral services for Mr. Carey will be at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 09, 2005 at the Shiloh Evangelical Methodist Church with Rev. Billy Frank Carey, Rev. Glenn Guest and Rev. Dennis Kesler officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Published in Athens Banner-Herald on Mar. 9, 2005
Mr. Carey was born in Madison County, Ga., August 18, 1920, son of the late S.M. and Era Fits Carey. He was a brick mason and member of the Evangelical Methodist Church. Mr. Carey was a United States Navy Veteran having served during World War II and was a lifetime member of the Harrison McCreary V.F. W. Post.
Survivors include his wife, Virgie G. Carey, Danielsville, Ga.; sons, Alford Carey, Danielsville, Ga. and John L. Carey, Jr., Milledgeville, Ga.; daughters and son-in-law, Helen and Jimmy Huff, Comer, Ga., Betty West, Comer, Ga., Cathy Carey, Covington, Ga.; son-in-law, Tim Christian; two brothers, Billy Carey and Ford Carey, both of Danielsville, Ga.; six sisters, Hester Sartain, Gladell Sexton, Ethel Sexton, Roberta Dove, Stuart Kirk, all of Danielsville, Ga., Annie Mae Smith, of Hull, Ga.; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three grandchildren: Carol Jones, Steven Malcolm West and Jackie Bullard; one brother, Buford Carey; two sisters, Allie Dudley and Cornelia Ginn.
Funeral services for Mr. Carey will be at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 09, 2005 at the Shiloh Evangelical Methodist Church with Rev. Billy Frank Carey, Rev. Glenn Guest and Rev. Dennis Kesler officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Published in Athens Banner-Herald on Mar. 9, 2005
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Allie Eliza Carey Dudley
1907–2003
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Buford Gwinnett Carey
1909–2004
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Alfred G Cary
1910–1911
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Hester Catherine Carey Sartain
1911–2007
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Amy Gladell Carey Sexton
1913–2009
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Billy Franklin Carey
1914–2007
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Ethel Lee Carey Sexton
1916–2009
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Ford Monroe Carey
1918–2015
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Cornelia "Nita" Carey Ginn
1922–2004
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Annie Mae Carey Smith
1924–2018
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Lillian Roberta Carey Dove
1927–2022
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Stuart Marie Carey Kirk
1930–2021
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