Mrs. Elizabeth Carr Wofford, age 86, of Summerville, GA (formerly of Menlo), died Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at the Oakview Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Wofford was born September 29, 1930, in Summerville, GA, daughter of the late Arthur and Sarah McAteer Carr.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Chapel Hill Baptist Church.  Mrs. Wofford was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Betty Edwards; brothers, Andy Carr, Lewis Carr, and Amos Carr; former spouse and the father of her children, Thomas Bryant Wofford; and a special niece, Francis W. Gilreath.

Mrs. Wofford is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, JoAnn (Rodger) Holton, Nancy (Murray) Garrett; sons and daughter-in-law, John Dean (Carol) Wofford, Glenn Wade Wofford; sisters and brother-in-law; Opal and Rev. Ralph James Sumner, Mabel Coley; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Mrs. Wofford will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 13, 2017, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ralph Sumner officiating.  Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be grandsons and include Dana Merian, Alton Smith, Jay Walker, Michael Jackson, Andy Howard, and Stacy Mason.  Honorary pallbearers will be Barbara Massey Reece, Nobia Wright, Larry Weesner, Jack Carr, Teicher Montgomery, and the staff of the Oakview Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Wofford will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Friday, May 12, 2017. 

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