Wayne Whitfield Carter, age 67 of New Johnsonville, TN died on September 19, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at the Taylor Funeral Home. The visitation is scheduled for Thursday from 12:00 noon until the time of service. A graveside service will be held at the Holland Cemetery in Suffolk, VA under the care of the R.W. Baker and Company Funeral Home, (757) 539-4691.
Mr. Carter was born in Franklin, Virginia. He was a son of a farmer, the late John Henry Carter and the son of a teacher, the late Virgie Irene Whitfield. He was raised on the family farm in Virginia, land that has been in the family since before the Revolutionary War. Wayne graduated college and received a B.S. degree from NC State. He was scouted for a job in Florida. He spent much of his career working in the paper recycling industry. Wayne loved to garden and grow roses and vegetables. His roses were beautiful, and he would share everything that he grew with the people he loved. He enjoyed woodworking and building furniture.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his half-brothers, Dean and Ronnie Carter, and a half-sister, Mildred Ann Jordan.
Mr. Carter is survived by his daughter, Shannon Carter (Lee Brown); a half-brother, John Henry “Junior” Carter; Shannon’s mother, Brenda Carter. Also surviving are several nieces, nephews and cousins.