Lucile Fortuna Carter Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Lucile Fortuna Carter of Gainesville, Georgia, born in Montgomery, Alabama, who passed away on April 8, 2023, at the age of 90, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Lucile Fortuna Carter to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her husband Don Carter; her parents, Lou Fortuna and Louis Fortuna; her daughter Carol Lane Carter; her grandson Shaw Carter; and her brother Ken Fortuna.
She is survived by: her children, Dee Ann Benton (David) of Gainesville, Steve Carter of Gainesville and Doug Carter (Sandy) of Gainesville; her grandchildren, Laura Lane Louie (Thomas) of Greenville, SC, Mark Benton (Lindsey) of Long Beach, CA and Lauren Carter of Atlanta, GA; her great grandchildren, Ann Carter Louie, Camille Louie, Emmie Benton and Kate Benton; her siblings, Don Fortuna (Genevieve) of Asheville, NC and Lee Glover (David) of Dothan, AL.; her family, Scotty Barton, Tracy Vardeman, Idiat Falada, Nita Murphy (family: Wiley, Shirley McEver, Dan, Mary Ross Carter, J. D., Craven Engels, Harold, Irene Benton), Malcolm, Ann McCormick, Lynda Dean (family: Ben, Sue Louie, Mark, Leslie Nunnelly), Sue Randolph (family: Gina Waters, Paul, Jane Wilgus, Camille Massey, Lucia Massey, Gillie Holme, Rosalyn Carter), Senator Zell, Shirley Miller, Governors, Busby, Harris, Purdue, Deal, Lonice, Carol Barrett, Rep, Lessie Smithgall, Abit, Kayanne Massey, George, Starlet Jones, Phillip, Mary Hart Wilheit, Dr. Arden, Jean Hothem, Paul, Patsy Seals (family: Ray, Madge Burch, Madge Mathews Harper, Tommy, Jimmie Aaron), Louis Foster, Marie Morton, Clara Martin, Dr. Hal, Caroline Silcox, Lavinia Head, Martha Jacobs (family: Doug Ivester, Wendell Starke, Dub, Joanne Bagwell), William Bagwell, Charlie, Mary Jim Musselwhite (family: Sam, Jane Oliver, Ed Nivens, Jim, Peggy Walters), Jim Smithson (family: John, Mary Lou Melvin, Dick, Mary Emma Stribling), Carlisle, Bernice Cox, Ruby Abernathy, Jack, Janice Frost, David, Connie Waller, Art, Kay Kunzer (family: Harry, Lucy Bagwell, Jim, Francis Mathis), Johnny, Peggy Vardeman, Ray, Jean McRae (family: Carl Romberg, Bret Herbert), Judge Rick Story, Judge Andy, Gay Fuller, Betty Gail Gunter (family: Sheriff Bob Mecum, Kit Dunlap, Whitney Dunlap), Sammy Smith, Richard Shockley (family: Richard, Sandra Hunt), Jessie Carmon, Gary, Dr. Denise Funk (family: Tommy Gooch, Jimmy, Lyn Martin), Robert Knowles, Winston Knowles, Forest, Pat Kellogg, Leonard, Jean Ledbetter, Joe Tanner, Bill Donohue, Carl Rogers, Tommy, Joan Sheffield, Nath Hayes, Duncan Doby, Grady Jarrard, Wayne Langford (family: Rufus, Angela Brown, Don, Ruth Wade), Howard Bridges, Becky Fausett (family: Ginny Stump, Claire Bell, Liz Coates, Mark, Joy Green), Nairika Cornett (family: Tom Oliver, Shirley Gailey, Whitey, Mary Butler), Nancy Ponder, Don, Joey Brewer, Wade Lindorme, Dave, Edith Rankin, Jerry Nix, Jimmy, Ethel Caras, Dr. Jim Rogers (family: Jack, Norma Jean Duane), Michael Cooper and Susan Carpenter Beasley (family: Tane Shannon, Brenau Point); her grandchildren, Richard, Betty Higginbotham, Margie Watkins, Clay Dale, Ball, Linderman and Barber Shop; her pets, Class, Mercer University and Phi Mu Society; and also, Grayson, Nellie Hill, Louise Woodcock Murphy, Ruby Edmondson, Dudley Davis, Dr. Leland, Betty Pool (family: Louis, Eloise Carmon), Lynn Froelich, Fred, Marilyn Meier, Dot Burns, Tom, Alice Ann Mundy, Bobby, Jean Gruhn, Mathew Gruhn, Sandra Bailey, Judge Bill House, Dr. Wanda Creel (family: Margie Braff, Carol Roark, Lisa Geyer, Toby Roper, Martha Lipscomb, Keith, Lyda Grogan), Jim Grogan, Jean Parker, Jay Mundy, Andy Mundy, Alvin Gibbs, Ron Cleary, Bradley Lawson, Don, Angela Canup of Duncan Dobie, J. K, Crumley, Joanne Frierson (family: Harold, Diane Reheis), Maria Caulkins, Sissy Lawson, Ed Garrett, Martha Godfrey, Carlos Dominguez, Ann Michelle Lilly, Christina Jones, Bobbie Denton, Warren, Jamie Stribling, Rusty Hopkins, Duane, Sheri Schlereth, Betty Carter (family: Linda Cobb, Ed, June Wayne), Harry, Betty Wing, Austin, Regina Edmondson, Woody, Linda Stewart, Brook Davidson, Ben, Daisy Carter (family: Marianne Dyer, Shirley Whitaker, Bill, Pam Ware, Myrtle Figeuras, Ray, Wyoma Newman), Major Nelson, Helen Fish Lacey, Curtis, Nell Segars, Laurie Mason, Ruth Bruner, Harold, Dianne Reheis, George Wangeman, Lydia Sartain, Gordon, Jean Sawyer, Robin, Paula Sawyer, Dr. Hamil, Alma Murray (family: Heyward Hosch, Bimbo Brewer, John, Jane Hemmer), Patsy Mercer, Lorry, Sherrie Schrage, Tharpe, Judy Ward, Jimmy Echols, Ron Quinn, Dr. Del Mixon, Mickey, Kat Long (family: Melvin, Deborah Cooper, Henry, Tracy Troutman), Jo Farr, Jon Cronic, Baba Farley, Guy, Pinkie Cabe (family: Marqueritte Judson, Dorothy Baylor, Ed, Debbie Puckett, Tyler Puckett, Jane Taylor, Mitch Blaylock, Diane Blaylock, Chuck Yates, Judy Nunn Nomura, John, Claire Cannon), Bob, Daughtry King, Jack McFarland, Teresa Syfan, Carol Brinson Moore, Larry Griffith, Tina Carlson, Horace Jennings, Alan Waters, Jennifer Romberg, Doug, Tavia McCuen (family: Dick, Cherry Valentine, Martha Norton Hodge, Rob, Leslie Fowler), Jane Pirkle Pitts, Perry, Beth Strickland, Lisa Stump, Susan Lefevre, Ken Burnett, Jane Fleming, Wesley, Greta Martin, Dr. Steve, Sharon Farkas, Burton, Joyce Stephens, David Dye, Wade, Celine Stribling, Dr. Susan Thompson, Billie Thompson, Ronnie Green, Carolyn Hartley, Jean Cornett, Brent, Laura Goodman (family: Ed, Beth Waller), Phil, Kim Davis, Betsy Adams, Danny Dunagan, Dry Cleaners, Paul Smith Cleaners, Meta Cronia (family: John Ferguson, Steve, Carol Burrell), Tracy Vardeman, Dr. Mahlon Delong, Dr. Antonio Rios, Dr. Steven Arminio, Dr. Jay Hortenstein, Dr. Pepper, Clarissa Brown, Hart Payne, Dr. Michael, Janine Callahan, Elizabeth Jennings, Dr. James Jackson (family: Eddie, Hazel Jackson), Dr. Stratton, Lynn Kearns, Wynelle Butts, Dr. Hop Ferran, Dr. Lalitha Bandi, Dr. John Sundstrum, Dr. Cacia Soares-Welch, Dr. Dimpu Patel, Dr. April McDonald, Dr. Jeff Pierce, Dr. Abdullah Asreb, Dr. Tolulope Olunuga, Dr. Shaena Blevins of Laura Banner, NP, Dr. Martin, Margaret Smith, Dr. Robert, Betty Jennings (family: Phillip, Kate Zoercher), Dr. Randy, Suzanne Phillips, Dr. Jody Whisenant, Marie Stover, Dr. David Johnson, Dr. Vann Johnson, Dr. Ed Shannon, Kim Parks, Lee Watkins, Teresa Samples, Lisa Hulsey, Tywonna Whelchel, Juan Luna, Richard, Bonnie Lecain, Teresa Thompson, Trudy Bailey, Angel Price, Angela Braswell, Tim Bunch, Longstreet Cafe, Scott Dixon, Jim O'Kelley, Jay O'Kelley, Charlie Underwood, Rhonda Cheshire, Louise Brewer, Karen Barrett, Elaine Doering, Joel Williams, Jaemor Farms, Suzanne Gailey, Mintz Jewelers, Nell Townsend, Joe Townsend, Janice Roper, Christopher, Travis Massey, Peter Hughes, Talmadge, Jimmie Hulsey, Joyce Merck, Doyle Hulsey, Bud, David Nulty, Henry Kaufmann and Jerry Stover (family: Martin Burgess).
In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to the "Shaw Carter Memorial Fund" at Young Harris College, P.O. Box 275, Young Harris, GA 30582.
