John Carver, Jr.

John Thomas Carver, Jr., 83, passed away, Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Liberty Commons surrounded by his family. He was born in Person County to the late John Thomas Carver, Sr. and the late Hallie Mae Carver and was married to the late Doris Marie Harris Carver who died in 1984. John was a former employee with Burlington Industries and retired from GKN. He was an EMT with the Alamance County EMS and was a volunteer with the Alamance County Rescue. John was a member of Riverside Baptist Church, the Alamance County Rescue Senior Members and a US Army veteran. Survivors include a son and daughters-in-law, Dale and Shannon Carver, Ellen Huffines Carver; grandchildren, Michele Carver, Kerri C. Mumford and husband, TJ and Hannah Carver. The family would like to send a special thank you to John's sisters-in-law, Nadine Carver and Linda Ray for the love and care that was shown to their daddy. John was preceded in death by his parents, wife, son, Thomas Keith Carver; brothers, Lewis, Clarence, J.W., Percy, Lester, Ernest and Earlie Carver; sisters, Clara Lee and Nettie Matthews. The funeral service will be held 2:00pm Friday, October 24, 2014 at New Hope Baptist Church by Rev. Randy Hobbs and Rev. Curtis Oakley with burial to follow in Alamance Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Thursday evening at Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215 or to Alamance County Rescue, P.O. Box 615, Graham, NC 27253. The family would like for the Alamance County Rescue Seniors, current members, Durham County EMS and Orange County EMS to serve as honorary pallbearers.