Phyllis Andrews Carpenter

Mrs. Phyllis Andrews Carpenter, age 77, of Deepstep, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center.  A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held outdoors Saturday, September 25th at 10:00 a.m. at the Amphitheater at Smyrna Baptist Church in Deepstep.  Russell Brown will officiate.

Phyllis was a Washington County native and reared on her family dairy farm in Deepstep, the daughter of the late Andrew Felson Andrews and the late Mary Pierce Andrews.  She graduated from Washington County High School Class of 1962 and from The Woman's College of Georgia in Milledgeville where she met her husband John David Carpenter.  She and John raised their family in both Maryland and Georgia.  Phyllis is a retired social worker for Georgia Department of Family and Children’s Services.  She had a passion for reading and loved collecting light houses.  Arts and Crafts where among her favorite hobbies, especially creating Christmas ornaments.  Phyllis was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church where she formally taught Sunday school.  In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, John David Carpenter Sr. and her brother, Pierce Andrews.

Survivors are her, children, John David Carpenter II and his wife Angela of Ivey and Candis C. Peeler and her husband Jody of Deepstep; grandchildren, Morgan Lanier, Christian Lanier, Jennifer Hodges and her husband Brian, Johnathan Mason, Katelyn Peeler, Alan Peeler, Brandy Nicholson, and Brandon Eubanks; siblings, Uldena Denton and her husband Al and Al Andrews and his wife Kyla all of Deepstep; sister-in-law, Joyce Andrews of Conyers; and nieces and nephews.

Donations may be made to Smyrna Baptist Church, 857 Smyrna Church Rd., Sandersville, GA. 31082 or to R.C. Ministries, 18555 N. Sparta-Davisboro Road, Warthen, GA. 31094.

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