George Edward Carter

George Edward Carter, 88, of Gainesville passed away Friday May 27, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday May 31, 2011 at 2:00pm from the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayne Hicks and Rev. Tom Jones officiating.

Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 12pm-2pm at the funeral home.

Mr. Carter was born July 20, 1922 in Gainesville to the late Cohen and Myrtle Carter. He served in the United States Army and was a retired supervisor with General Motors.

Mr. Carter was a member of First United Methodist Church and a member of the Chamblee Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by his brother James "Howard" Carter and brother William "Billy" Carter.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years Cecile Woodall Carter of Gainesville, daughter Deborah Carter Hamilton and husband Clark of Chamblee, sister Helen Martin of Wauchula FL, sister and brother-in-law Hazel and Bryan Lingerfelt of Gainesville.

Memorial Park Funeral Home, 2030 Memorial Park Road, Gainesville, GA 30504 is in charge of arrangements.