Linda Kay Vaughan Carter, 61, of Tifton passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Carter at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 5, 2023, at Omega Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Kenny Kicklighter will officiate. The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 5, 2023, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Wes Benson, Ben Miller, Mark Benson, Jeff Sumner, Jamie Hancock and Matthew Vaughan will serve as pallbearers.
Born July 22, 1961, in Moultrie, Mrs. Carter was the daughter of the late Henley Vaughan and Evelyn Tucker Vaughan. Before retiring, she was the Purchasing Clerk at Delta Galil in Tifton and she was of the Baptist faith. She loved to fish, sew and cook and she was a devoted mom and grandma.
Mrs. Carter is survived by her husband, Ron Carter of Tifton; three sons, Todd White of North Carolina, Jamie Carter of Virginia and Michael Carter of Cook County; two daughters and sons-in-law, Dawn Adkins Strickland and her husband, Mark Strickland, and Katie and Wes Benson, all of Tifton; two brothers, Len Vaughan and Ricky Vaughan, both of Tifton; one sister, Donna Waller, of Ty Ty; and eight grandchildren, Bradley Benson, Kaylin Benson, Abbigail Benson, Jaden Adkins, Bralynn Adkins, Zayne Smith, Jordan Carter and Gabe Carter.