Roosevelt “Boots” Carter, 87, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Pruitt Health in Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Monday, April 17, 2023, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with Bro. Danny Carter officiating. Music will be provided by Rodney Carter and Kim Carter. Interment will follow in Wray Cemetery, Irwin County, with the Rev. Howard Holt officiating. The family will receive friends at 1 PM at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Carter was born March 17, 1936, in Wilsonville, Georgia, to the late Kermit & Gladys Westberry Carter. Along with his wife, he owned and operated Carter’s Fried Chicken for 39 ½ years. He enjoyed fishing and collecting knives. He was a member of Wray Holiness Baptist Church.
He is survived a son and daughter-in-law: Nathan & Lisa Carter of Fitzgerald; a daughter and son-in-law: Denise & Walt Dockery of Broxton; grandchildren: Luke Carter, Matt Cauley, Candi Musgrove, Chance Collins, Bobo Dockery, and Sabra Dockery; several great-grandchildren; two sisters: Etha Mae Cumbass of Douglas and Sarann & Hubert Anderson of Douglas; sisters-in-law: Brenda Carter, Patsy Carter, Virginia Carter, and Merlene Carter; along with several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine “Granny” Carter; a grandson: Mark Cauley; and five brothers: Steve, Ted, Quitman, Eugene, and Twyman.