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Obituary of Verlin Keith Carty
Verlin Keith Carty Sr. Verlin Keith Carty Sr., 59, of Wise, Va., passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family.
He was born on August 27, 1954, in Norton, Va. As a boy, he moved to Vermilion, Ohio and returned to Southwest Virginia as a young man and has lived in the region since.
He completed the Mortuary Science Program at John Tyler Community College in 1976 and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and Public Administration from Clinch Valley College in 1979. He owned and operated several funeral homes in Southwest Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, with over 40 years of funeral service experience.
Mr. Carty was a member of Hoge Masonic Lodge #8 FA & AM, also two time past Worshipful Master, the Wise County Shrine Club, York Rite, Oddfellows, Jenkins Kiwanis, Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #171 Wise and #134 Norton, Phi Sigma Kappa and a Kentucky Colonel. He was interested in music, having been the head drummer in high school. He greatly enjoyed spending his free time at the beach and on his land. He was of the Christian faith.
He was preceded in death by his father, Hubert Carty; and his grandparents, Willard and Nannie Carty. Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Dana Carty, of Wise, Va.; a daughter, Hannah Carty, of Wise, Va.; two sons, Verlin Keith (Megan) Carty Jr., of Jenkins, Ky., and David Carty, of Wise, Va.; his mother, Hilda Carty, of Vermilion, Ohio; a sister, Denise (John) Zielske, of Vermilion, Ohio; his mother-in-law, Nancy Redman, of Norton, Va.; four grandchildren, Trey, Trent, Ethan, and Arabella Carty; six nieces and nephews; and a host of family and friends.
Visitation will be held Sunday, October 20, 2013, from 5 until 8 p.m. at Carty Funeral Home Polly and Craft Chapel, Jenkins, Ky. and Monday, October 21, 2013, from 5 until 8 p.m. at Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Lighthouse Church, Wise, Va. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at Temple Hill Cemetery, Castlewood, Va., with pastors Van Webb, Jeff Slone and Mark Wagoner officiating. Entombment will follow at the Temple Hill Mausoleum. Family and friends will travel in procession from Mr. Carty's residence at 12 p.m. to the cemetery. The family would like to specifically thank Lynn Hill Redman and Debbie Jenkins for their kind assistance that they provided during this difficult time. Arrangements being handled by Carty Funeral Home, Jenkins and Neon, Kentucky.
Published in Bristol Herald Courier on Oct. 19, 2013.