Marilyn S. Carraway

Published 12:20 pm Wednesday, November 27, 2019

By Holley Cochran

Funeral services for Marilyn Speights Carraway were held at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, at Santee Methodist Church. Mrs. Carraway, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at her residence in Bassfield. Rev. Rob Webb officiated. Interment followed at the Santee Methodist Church Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Aaron Carraway, Daniel Carraway, Aprel Pesses, Derian Carraway, Bill Demers and Tom Jackson.

Saulters Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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Marilyn Speights Carraway was born on Jan. 20, 1932, in Jefferson Davis County, to Perry Upton Speights and Mary Ann King Speights.  She was a homemaker. Mrs. Carraway was a member of Santee Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father; her husband, William Harold “Bill” Carraway; three sons, Roy Harold Carraway, David Keith Carraway and Billy Gale Carraway and 12 brothers and sisters.

Mrs. Carraway is survived by her son, Ken A. Carraway (Lisa); four grandchildren, Aprel Lea Pesses (Scott), Daniel Scott Carraway (Rebecca), Derian Bree Carraway and Aaron Eliot Carraway; four great-grandchildren, Hannah Derian Lee, Michael Steven Lee, Jadyn Abrianna Viniard and Vivian Gale Carraway.

Visitation was Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, from 10:30 a.m. until noon at Santee Methodist Church.

Online condolences and a guest registry are available at www.saultersmoorefuneralhome.com

   

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