Marie Carter Pharris

Funeral services for Marie Carter Pharris, 87, of Gallatin, TN, and formerly of Granville, TN, will be held at 1 P.M. on Thursday, May 15, 2008, at Granville First United Methodist Church in Granville, TN. Burial will follow in the Granville Cemetery in Granville, TN. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 5 - 8:30 P. M. at the funeral home. Thursday the body will lie in state at the Granville First United Methodist Church from 12 Noon - 1 P.M. Mrs. Pharris passed away on Monday, 5/12/2008, at Golden Living Center - Brandywood in Gallatin, TN She was born September 27, 1920, in Jackson County, TN, to the late Lee Roy and Fannie Roberts Carter. She was a retired teacher and guidance counselor at Jackson County High School. She graduated with a Bachelors Degree from Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, a Masters Degree from Tennessee Technological University, and was a member of the Granville First United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 1 Daughter and Son-in-Law: Sandra Jo and Warren Gilley; 4 Brothers: Ray Farmer Carter, Malcolm Edgar Carter, Mack Austin Carter, and J.N. Carter; and 2 Sisters: Emma Dorcas Carter and Vyda Belle Anderson. Survivors include 1 Daughter and Son-in-Law: Jane Ellen Pharris Wooten and husband, Bill E. Wooten, Jr. of Gallatin, TN; 4 Grandchildren: Terri (Gilbert) Gilchrest, Warren Lee Gilley, Catharine Brooke Wooten, and Susan Wooten (Steven) Ford; 4 Great-Grandchildren: Christopher Gilley, Matthew Ryan Ford, Riley Kathryn Ford, and Rachel Ford; and 1 Brother: Alton Greston Carter of Granville, TN. Pastor Ernest Blair will officiate at the services. Memorial donations may be made to the Granville First United Methodist Church or Sumner Hospice by contacting Anderson - Upper Cumberland Funeral Home. Funeral Home Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home, Inc. 2131 S. Grundy Quarles Hwy. P.O. Box 398 Gainesboro TN - 38562 US 931-268-1550 931-268-1552