Lee Preacher Carden, 98, of Waycross, formerly of Blackshear, passed away early Monday morning, September 12, 2022, at Baptist Village Retirement Community.
Born in Allendale, SC August 15, 1924, she had lived in Pierce County since 1960. She had worked for the Federal Government in the Treasury Department before moving to Blackshear and going to work for Peoples Bank where she had worked in bookkeeping and as a bank teller. She was a member of the Blackshear Presbyterian Church where she had loved to sing in the choir. Over the years she enjoyed crocheting and quilting and was a wonderful cook.
She was a daughter of the late Walter Monroe and Lucy McCoy Googe Preacher. She was also preceded in death by a son, Harry Monroe “Monnie” Carden and both of her sisters, Sara Barber and Helen Trotti.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Penny and Rhys Jones, Brookhaven; two sons and three daughters-in-law, John H. “Tripp”, III and Michelle Carden, Tavares, FL, Ty and Denise Carden, Blackshear and Wilda Carden, Barnwell, SC; six grandchildren, Lauren Carden Turner, Abby Jones, Emily Jones, Ty B. “T.J.” (Tessa) Carden Jr., Matthew Carden and Samuel J. Carden; five great-grandchildren, Rylee Carden, Mary Kenlee Carden, Korlee Ann Harrelson, Carden Wade Turner and Cohen Wyatt Turner and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, from the Blackshear Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Hampton Williams and Tony Batten officiating.
Interment will be in the Blackshear Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be T.J. Carden, Matthew Carden, Rhys Jones, Gary Tyson, Sonny Bowen and Robby Metelits.
Memorials may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online register at www.pearsondial.com.
Pearson-Dial Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.
