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John David Carpenter Sr

January 27, 1943 — September 23, 2019

Mr. John David Carpenter, Sr., age 76, of Deepstep, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019 following a brief illness.  A memorial service will be held on Thursday, September 26 th at 2:00 p.m. in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville.   Reverend Scott Ferguson and Reverend Larry Giles will officiate.  The family will receive friends prior to the service starting at 12:30 p.m. until the hour of service and following the service at the funeral home.

Mr. Carpenter was born and raised in Columbus, the son of the late Philip Gaines Carpenter and the late Alice Chakley Carpenter.  Following graduation from high school, John joined the US Navy where he would spend a 30-year career retiring as a flight engineer.  After retiring from the military, Mr. Carpenter worked for C – H Bus Lines as a bus driver prior to driving trucks for C T Harris Inc. and ATS Transport.  He possessed a love for sports and enjoyed coaching girls’ softball and volleyball.  He also enjoyed refereeing basketball and volleyball and umpiring baseball.  He loved being outdoors, especially on his tractor.  He was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church.

Survivors include, his wife Phyllis Andrews Carpenter; children, John D. “J.D.” Carpenter II and his wife Angela of Ivey and Candis C. Peeler and her husband Jody of Deepstep; grandchildren, Jennifer Hodges and her husband Brian, Johnathan Mason and his wife Jordan, Morgan Lanier, Christian Lanier, Katelyn Jezewski and her husband James and Alan Peeler; great granddaughter, Charley Hodges; and nieces and nephews.

The family will be at the Carpenter residence on Smyrna Church Road in Deepstep.

Donations may be made to Smyrna Baptist Church Sawmill Ministry, c/o Al Denton, 1312 Veal Road, Sandersville, GA. 31082.

May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of these arrangements.

www.mayandsmithfuneraldirectors.com

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