Joe Carothers, Jr.

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Date: Feb 13 2016 2:56 PM

Ward Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home Cemetery and Crematory

2414 Hartford Highway

Dothan, Alabama 36305

334-792-4194

www.wardwilson.com

Joe Carothers, Jr. of Dothan passed away Friday, February 12, 2016. He was 77.

Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the First United  Methodist Church of Dothan with Dr. Jim Sanders officiating. Burial will follow at Dothan City Cemetery with Ward Wilson Funeral Home directing.

The family will receive friends at the First United Methodist Church of Dothan from 5 to 8 P.M. Monday, February 15, 2016. Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to the Wiregrass Area Food Bank.

Mr. Carothers was a member of the First United Methodist Church and a lifetime member of Dothan Houston County Chamber of Commerce.

He is preceded in death by his parents Josiah Showell Robins Carothers, Sr. and Katherine Harris Carothers, wife Barbara Burns Carothers and a brother William (Bill) Carothers.

Survivors include sons Robins Carothers and his wife Jerri of Dothan; Merritt Carothers and his wife Paula of Dothan; sister-in-law Rose Carothers of Winfield, AL; grandchildren Robins Carothers IV of  Lubbock, TX; Zachary and Kathrine Carothers of Dothan; nephews Jackie Reeves and Bill Carothers.

Pallbearers will be Robins Carothers IV, Zachary Carothers, Jackson Reeves, Eric Crowder, Richie Crowder, and Iverson Garrett.

Honorary pallbearers will be the Legislative Class from 1974 – 2006, National Peanut Festival Board, Past and Present, and The Creek Crowd.

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