Rev. James W. Carter

Rev. James W. Carter, age 85, of Baxley passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 at his residence.

Rev. Carter was born September 28, 1931 in Appling County to the late James Tillman and Eloise Collins Carter. He was a member of Zion Missionary Baptist Church and was a retired Baptist minister serving 60 years. Rev. Carter was a veteran of the United States Army having served in the Korean Conflict. He was preceded in death by a brother, Carl Carter, sisters in law, Betty Carter & Diane Carter, and brothers in law, Sam Cowan and Shelton Beecher, Jr.

Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Janie Beecher Carter of Baxley; daughters, Patricia Lamb of Jesup & Deborah Hendrix (Ronnie Crosby) of Baxley; sons, Dale Carter and Stephen (Janet) Carter all of Baxley; sisters, Wilda Beecher and Juema Cowan both of Jacksonville, FL and Linda Pauloo of Pasadena, CA; brothers, Terry (Eve) Carter of Blackshear, Errol (Diane) Carter of Baxley, Donald (Darlene) Carter of Jacksonville, FL and Lamar (Nelly) Carter of Tampa, FL; eight grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild; several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 29, at 11:00 AM at Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Rick Brown and Rev. Wayne Williamson will officiate. The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the funeral service.
Interment will follow in the church cemetery with military honors.

Active Pallbearers are Jason Carter, Daniel Carter, Joshua Carter, Matthew Hendrix, Andrew Hendrix and Dustin Johnson.
Honorary Pallbearers are the Deacons and the Men's Sunday School Class of Zion Missionary Baptist Church.

Visitation will be Monday evening from 6 until 8 PM at the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the direction of Swain Funeral Home.