Mr. Ford Carey

April 28, 1918 - September 13, 2015

Mr. Ford Monroe Carey, 97, of Danielsville, GA passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015, at his home. Mr. Carey was born on April 28, 1918, in Danielsville, GA, son of the late S.M. Carey and the late Era Fitts Carey. He was a farmer, charter member of the Danielsville Evangelical Church where he served on the Steward Board and a member of the Franklin County American Legion #92. Mr. Carey was in the U.S. Army and served during WWII where he received the Purple Heart. In addition to his parents, Mr. Carey was preceded in death by his wife, Leecy Louise Sexton Carey; son, James Wesley Carey; brothers, Fayette Carey, Buford Carey and Billy Carey; sisters, Allie Dudley, Cornelia "Nita" Ginn, Hester Sartain, Ethel Sexton and Gladelle Sexton. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Wanda and Marion Atkinson of Royston, GA; sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne and Sara Carey, Winfred and Barbara Carey, Wade and Gwen Carey and Wendell and Michelle Carey, all of Danielsville, GA; eight grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren; sisters, Annie Mae Smith of Hull, GA, Roberta Dove and Stuart Kirk both of Danielsville, GA. Funeral services for Mr. Carey will be held at the Danielsville Evangelical Church at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 with Rev. Billy Frank Carey and Rev. Glenn Lyles officiating. Mr. Carey will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Pruitt Funeral Home from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday evening. The family is at the home. Flowers are optional; memorials may be made to the Danielsville Evangelical Church Family Life Center, 25 Evangelical Church Road, Danielsville, GA 30633 Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.