Funeral service for Mrs. Carrie M. Hollis Honea, age 89, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2:30 PM on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. Ronnie Gay officiating. Burial will follow in the Kirkland Cemetery, beside her husband, Lawrence Waldon Honea.
Carrie was born on April 6, 1930 in Lincoln County, Tennessee to the late Kelcy Harvey and Anne Kilpatrick Hollis. She worked as a surgical nurse with Lincoln County Hospital and later retired from Humana Hospital in Huntsville, AL (now Huntsville Hospital East). Mrs. Honea loved fishing and was an avid BINGO player. She could often be found playing BINGO at the drive-in movies, on cruise ships, and the Lincoln County Senior Citizen Center. Mrs. Honea passed away on July 19, 2019 at her residence.
Survivors include her daughter, Debbie (Jim) Sydnes of Fayetteville; sons, Kenneth (Patsy) Honea of Taft, TN; and Larry (Charlene) Honea of Maine; grandchildren, Amy Sydnes, Alison (Jason) Ramsey, Chad Sydnes, Adam (Kelley) Honea, Joey (Hillary) Sydnes, and Kaitlyn Honea; and great-grandchildren, Austin (fiancee Barbra Mewborne) Ramsey, Ashley (Andrew) Quaife, Asher Honea, and Bryant Maddox. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Honea was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Simms; and brothers, Thomas “Buck” Hollis, James Harvey “Sonny” Hollis, and Ronald “Ronnie” Hollis.
Visitation with the family will be from 5 PM until 8 PM on Monday, July 22, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 10 Glenlake Pkwy NE South Tower, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30328 . Higgins Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Carrie M. Hollis Honea.
Carrie has been a part of the Honea for almost 72 years and will be greatly missed. She was a great cook and liked to entertain before she became disabled. She loved her flowers and she and Lawrence loved to work in their garden and raise all those good vegetables and especially their famous black beans. She was also a quilter and could embroider and other types of hand work even coloring and playing cards and bingo.
My mother and I could not have had better neighbors than Mr and Mrs Honea. They were so good to Mom especially after our stepdad passed. If a thunderstorm was predicted, Mom would go by Mr and Mrs Honea until the storm was over. Their beautiful yard and flowers, garden. Shall forever cherish their wonderful friendship. An amazing couple. I can see Mr Honea opening the car door and watching Mrs Honea leave early for work. Thoughts and prayers to the family.
I was picking beans in the garden the other day and thought about those black beans that Carrie and Lawrence used to grow and keep the seed – i wondered how she was doing – praying for God’s comfort for you all
Prayers for family! May you find comfort in the wonderful memories you have!