Carol Allen Minor

Carol Allen Minor, age 93, of Cumming, GA passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion W. Minor; parents, William F. and Lonnie Lee Dodd Allen; and brother, William Lee Allen. She is survived by her children, Beth Minor and husband, Mark Alan Bates, Cumming, GA, Mark Allen and Susan Minor, Troy, MI; sister, Patsy Ann Stephens, Cumming, GA; several nieces and nephews; ten grandcats; 1st cousins, Annie Kate Allgood, Buford, GA, and Rowe Chatham, Jr., Dacula, GA; Mrs. Minor was born December 16, 1923 in Buford, GA. She was a veteran of the U. S. Navy serving during WWII. She was a graduate of Commercial High School in Atlanta and a graduate of the University of GA with an associate’s degree. She was a member of Clairmont Presbyterian Church and a member of the Rainbow Girls. Mom could do anything with grace and class. She learned computers at the age of 65, enjoyed SCUBA diving, baking and could hang sheetrock or lay bricks like a pro. A graveside service will be held at GA National Cemetery in Canton, GA on Friday, August 18, 2017 at 12:00 noon with Dr. Jim Ferguson officiating and military honors. The family will receive friends at Flanigan Funeral Home in Buford, GA on Thursday, August 17, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research, 5775 Glenridge Dr. Bldg B Ste 370, Atlanta, GA 30328 http://fundraise.rallyfoundation.org/fundraiser/102203 in memory of Carol Minor. 
To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com.  Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.