Carrie Deese

Ms. Deese was known for her beautiful handmade quilts and her love of gardening. She took pride in her rose bushes and gardening as long as her health permitted. She loved her church family at 4th Street Church of Christ.

She is preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children: Barney Braden; second husband, Cleon Deese; parents: William and Selita Gardner; son, Jerry Braden; 4 brothers: Donald Gardner, Freeman Gardner, David Gardner and Grover Gardner; and 3 sisters: Lela Andrews, Edna McElyea and Lillian Davis.

She is survived by her daughter, Rachel (Russell) Cox; 3 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Her family will receive friends on Sunday, May 27, 2018 from 12:30 until 2:00 p.m. at Moss Service Funeral Home. The Celebration of Life for Ms. Deese will begin at 2:00 at the funeral Home, followed by burial in Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Alabama at 4:00 p.m.