Carolyn (Wood) Carter

Mrs. Carolyn Wood Carter, 79, of Blackshear, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2024, at UF Health – Shands in Gainesville, Florida.

Born in Blackshear, GA on June 12, 1945, she lived in Pierce County most of her life.  Mrs. Carter was a 1963 graduate of Blackshear High School where she was a former cheerleader. She was retired from Georgia Power where she had been a customer service representative but had also been a homemaker.  Over the years, Mrs. Carter loved to travel, shop, and be with her friends and family.  She was a classy and kind southern lady who had a way of making people feel special with her positive outlook on everything.  Mrs. Carter was a member of Briarwood Baptist Church where she was in the Young at Heart Sunday school class.   

She was a daughter of the late James Nelson & Lucille Carter Wood, Jr.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Royce Everett Carter; her sister and brother-in-law, Jane & Murray Comer; and her brother, James Nelson “Jimmy” Wood, III.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Rhett & Lauren Carter of Blackshear; her sister-in-law, Fran Wood of Blackshear; her 3 grandchildren, Ashley Coast Carter, Royce Everett “Trace” Carter, III, and Sofie Renae Carter; and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

Funeral services for Mrs. Carter will be held Friday morning, November 29, 2024, at 11:00 o’clock from the Pearson-Dial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Eric Rentz officiating.

Visitation for Mrs. Carter will be held at the funeral home chapel one hour prior to the service.

Interment will be in the Blackshear Cemetery.

Members of the Young at Heart Sunday School Class are kindly requested to serve as honorary pallbearers.  Please meet at the funeral home chapel by 10:30 Friday morning.

Memorials may be made to Briarwood Baptist Church, 1646 US Highway 84, Blackshear, GA  31516 or to  Hospice Satilla, 808 Evergreen Way, Waycross, GA  31501.

Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online register at www.pearsondial.com.

Pearson-Dial Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.

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