Joyce Ann Kirby Carter

Joyce Ann Kirby Carter obituary, Lebanon, TN

Joyce Ann Kirby Carter

Joyce Kirby Carter Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Alexander Funeral Home - Lafayette on Jul. 10, 2025.

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Mrs. Joyce Ann Kirby Carter, age 90, of Lafayette, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Westmoreland Care and Rehab. Funeral services for Joyce Carter are scheduled to be conducted on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 2 PM, from The Chapel of Alexander Funeral Home with Brother Brian Flynn officiating. Interment will follow in The Liberty Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at the funeral home on Friday, July 11, 2025, from 2 PM until 8 PM, and on Saturday from 10 AM until service time at 2 PM.
The Family suggests memorial contributions be made towards The Liberty Cemetery.
She is preceded in death by her Husband, Herman Bevie Carter; Infant son, Gordon Glen Carter; Parents, Sterling Kirby and Myrtie Brooks Kirby; and Brothers, Osborne Kirby, Milton Kirby, and Grady Kirby.
Mrs. Joyce Carter is survived by;
Children,
Herman Gene Carter and wife, Wendy
David Sterling Carter and wife, Lisa
Millie Flynn and husband Brian
Susie Fay Wauford
Grandchildren,
Stephanie Wheeler
Amanda Turner and husband, Jeff
Shenia Wix
Sterling Carter
Marcy Samples and husband, Justin
Anthony Warner and wife, Heather
Johnathon Warner
Justin Birdwell
Eva Ellis and husband, Josh
Michael Likens
Jerry Likens and wife, Tiana
A host of other Great-Grandchildren, and Great-Great Grandchildren also survive.

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