The following obituary appeared in this morning's JACKSON SUN. I am
sending it to the list, hoping descendants or other relatives will see
it.
Louis Reitzammer at Jackson TN, Carmack descendant from another line
Desha County coordinator for ARGenWeb
http://www.public.usit.net/reitzamm/index.html
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JERRY BRUCE CARMACK
Services for Jerry Bruce Carmack, 71, will be held at 10:00 AM. on
Tuesday, July 17, 2001 from the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors,
with Pastor Ronald Brown and Reverend Stanley Holland officiating.
Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Carmack died on Saturday, July 14, 2001 at the Jackson Madison
County General Hospital of conjestive heart failure.
Mr. Carmack was born on February 1, 1930 the son of the late Robert
Stanley and Effie Elizabeth Bowers Carmack in Overton County, TN. Mr.
Carmack graduated from Clark Range High School and served four years in
the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Carmack
retired from The Jackson Sun as their Customer Service Manager after
twenty-one years of employment. He was a faithful member of the
Lighthouse United Pentecostal Church, where he was active in the Keenage
Bible Class.
He is survived by his wife Juanita Smith Carmack of Jackson; two
sons, Steven Carmack and wife Nancy of Hampton, VA and Allen Carmack and
wife Susan of Woodlands, TX; one daughter, Christi Rousseau and husband
Charles of Tupelo, MS; two step-sons, Kenny Volner of Perryville, TN and
Greg Volner and Wife Linda of Scotts Hill, TN; one brother, Kenneth
Carmack and wife Wilma of Indianapolis, IN; seven grandchildren, three
step-grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Pallbearers to serve will be Charles Hampton, John Jones, Tillman
Weir, Roger Eubanks and Bobby Buckingham and Bill McDaniel.
Honorary pallbearers to serve will be Raymond Jackson, Coy Jackson,
Horace Tharp, Lester Rushton, Warren Herndon and Cecil Flowers.
The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM. until 8:00 PM. on
Monday, July 16, 2001 at Arrington Funeral Directors, 148 West
University Parkway, Jackson, Tennessee 38305.