Wally Carpenter

Wally Carpenter obituary, Phenix City, AL

Wally Carpenter

Wally Carpenter Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Colonial Funeral Home & Crematory - Phenix City on May 3, 2022.
Walter "Wally" Lee Carpenter, Sr., 67, of Smiths Station, Alabama passed away Monday, May 2, 2022 in Phenix City, Alabama. Graveside services will be held Friday, May 6, 2022 at 2:00 PM ET at Lakeview Memory Gardens with Rev. Roy Williams officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 PM ET at Colonial Funeral Home.
Mr. Carpenter was born November 21, 1954 to the late, James C. Carpenter and Mary Gladys Gregory in Ft. Benning, Georgia. He was a member of Mt. Zion Methodist Church, loved his family, and listening to his grandchildren. Mr. Carpenter enjoyed collecting knives, hunting, fishing, and spending time with his beloved four-legged best friend, Romeo.
Surviving are his wife of 48 years, Sharon Carpenter; two sons, Walt Carpenter (Gina) and Grant Carpenter (Charity); one daughter, Rachel Hardy (Lance); nine grandchildren, Abby Carpenter, Tre Carpenter, Avery Carpenter, Chase Carpenter, Zachary Carpenter, Chloe Carpenter, Olivia Carpenter, Nicholas Carpenter, and Conrad Hardy; one sister, Rita Dones; one brother, Alan Carpenter; many nieces and nephews.
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