Carver Wycliffe Gordon, age 96, of Hartselle, Alabama passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Falkville Healthcare Center. Visitation for Mr. Gordon will be on Saturday, July 18, 2020, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at Roselawn Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at 11:00 am in Roselawn Cemetery.
Carver was born on November 5, 1923 to the late Peyton William and Clara Effie Gordon of Laurel, Mississippi. He was a US Navy veteran (May 1943 - Nov 1945) and served on the battleship USS Mississippi in the Pacific theater during WWII. Carver was an avid painter and photographer, and a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather.
Carver was preceded in death (in 2007) by his wife of 55 years, Cecelia Irene Gordon.
He is survived by a son, Russell, and three daughters, Marilyn, Alesia, and Julie, nine grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or St. Ann's Educational Fund.