Mr. Carter is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, June Snipes Carter; one daughter, Carla Bradshaw (John), Pelham; one grandson, John Carter Bradshaw, Pelham; one sister, Grace Carter Cooley (Joe), Graceville, Fla.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held today, Oct. 11, 2006, from 6-8 p.m. at Clark Funeral Home, Cairo. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, with the Rev. Homer Croft officiating. — Clark Funeral Home, Cairo

VALDOSTA

Ruby Eloie Branam

Ruby Eloie Branam, 78, of Valdosta, died on Monday, Oct. 9, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Kimbrough, in Webster County, on Nov. 24, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Sarah Elizabeth Singleton Troutman. Mrs. Branam graduated from Jones County High School in 1945, and the Macon Hospital School of Nursing in 1950. She was a retired State of Georgia nursing instructor, a member of the Georgia Retired Teachers Association and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was an active member of Perimeter Road Baptist Church.

Mrs. Branam’s accomplishments led her to be entered into Personalities of the South, The American Biographical Institute, 12th Edition, located in the Library of the Congress. Personalities of the South supports the continuing traditions of recognizing efforts and documentation of valuable biographical facts of those individuals who contribute to all levels of Southern development and reflect the leadership of this region in fields of professional, civic, cultural, religious, governmental, personal, scientific and educational endeavors. Mrs. Branam’s family was blessed because she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Survivors are three sons and two daughters, James W. Jr. and Sally Branam of Macon, R. Darrell and Sandy Branam of Valdosta, M. Duane and Vickie Branam of Milledgeville, Sheila E. Branam of Maui, Hawaii, and Sharon B. and Richard Faber of Valdosta; six grandchildren, Monica B. and Ted Peeples, Hilary T. Branam, Joshua C. Branam, Stephanie A. Branam and Allen McGee, Angie K. Faber and J. Rocky Faber; two great-grandchildren, Mica S. Branam and Dunham M. Peeples; several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Branam was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, James W. Branam Sr.; and her brother, Thomas J. Troutman Jr.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, at 11 a.m. at the graveside in Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald. The Rev. Hilman Hendley and the Rev. Jon Whisnand will officiate. The family will receive friends at the Carson McLane Funeral Home today from 6-8 p.m.

Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made in memory of Mrs. Branam’s brother, to the American Cancer Society, 323 Pine Ave., Suite 100, Albany, GA 31701. Condolences may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. — Carson McLane Funeral Home

Alice Broome Wooten Dorminey

Alice Broome Wooten Dorminey, 96, of Valdosta passed away Monday evening, Oct. 9, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness.

She was born Jan. 8, 1910, to the late Willie Sanford Broome and Rachael Eleanor Broome. She attended the first Valdosta public schools. She was the first woman hired for civilian work at Moody Air field in 1941. She retired from W.T. Grant Company in 1972. She was a charter member of Lighthouse Baptist Church. Grandma would always send greeting cards for different occasions to all church members and friends. This led to her being known as the “Sunshine girl.” She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers; Clyde “Fatty,” Jesse, Thomas and Chester Broome, and a stepdaughter, Catherine Dorminey Simpson. Her first Husband, A.L. Wooten and her late husband Pearlie Dorminey (formerly with VPD) also preceded her in death.

Survivors include two stepsons and daughters-in-law, Buddy and Mary-Helen Dorminey, Waycross, Jimmy and Theresa Dorminey, Valdosta; stepdaughter and son-in-law, Betty and Jim Dubberley, Kissimmee, Fla.; eight stepgrandchildren; several great-grandchildren; three loving and devoted friends, Joann Welton, Tonya Pierson and Vickie Burt.