Larry Brent Carter

Larry Brent Carter, age 42, of Baxley passed away Sunday, October29, 2017.

Brent was born April 2, 1975 in Appling County and graduated from Appling County Comprehensive High School in 1993. He was an active member of Oak View Baptist Church and former Spring Branch Baptist Church Director of RA’s.  He played on the 1992 Appling County High School Pirate Region Championship Football Team and played two years of baseball at Thomas College. Brent coached midget football and won the state championship two times and also played on the state softball team at Spring Branch Baptist Church.  Brent coached the 2017 GRPA State Championship Junior Boys Baseball Team. He was an Avid Hunter, fisherman & outdoorsman & was Lead Procurement Forrester with Interfor.

Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Tara Walton Carter of Baxley; daughter, Taylor Bren Carter of Baxley; son, Larry Brantly Carter of Baxley; parents, Larry William & Karron Stone Carter both of Baxley; brother, William Brad Carter of Baxley; nieces & nephews, Tate Carter, Alexis Carter, Chase & Macy Young, Cailee Crane & James Ethredge; a host of very special aunts, uncles, & cousins also survive.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at Christ Community Church with Rev. David Barber, Rev. Terry Reagan, Rev. Chip Woodruff & Rev. Jerry Tomberlin officiating.  He will lie in state one hour prior to service.

Interment will follow in Silver Cemetery in Telfair County

Active pallbearers will be Dylan Hutchinson, Kyler Hutchinson, Luke Hutchinson, Shawn Brown, Ben Griffis, Thomas Higgins, Cason Kirksey, Parker Eason, Hunter Nobles, Pete Ryals, Dawson Harrelson, Colby Carter, Drew Jacobs, Memphis Nobles & Bailey Nail.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Interfor Procurement Division, Florida Fishing Crew, Kelly Stone, Michael Shumans, Jason Carter, Michael Williams, Jay Powers, Heath Sellers, Wayne Murphy, Ken Shepherd, Landry Tillman, Danny Jones, and all his many friends.

Visitation will be Wednesday, November 1st from 6:00 until 8:00 pm at Christ Community Church.

In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to the Building Fund at Oak View Baptist Church 2127 Altamaha Road, Hazlehurst, Ga. 31539, The Appling County Dug Out Club c/o Jeremy Smith 624 Edsel Smith Rd., Baxley, Ga. 31513 or Appling County Touchdown Club P. O. Box 1112, Baxley, Ga. 31515.

The family requests that all those in attendance of the funeral service wear red & black in memory of Brent’s passion for the Appling County Pirates & the Georgia Bulldogs.

Arrangements are under the direction of Swain Funeral Home.

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