New Holland - Mr. John Boyce Carver, 78, entered into rest Friday, February 11, 2011 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.
Mr. Carver is survived by his wife of 56 years, Carolyn Elizabeth McGee Carver, children; Crystal Carver, Boyce Carver and Laurie Holmes and her husband Todd of Johnston, mother; Laura Marie Sanders Carver grandchildren; Jarrod Storey and Kaitlyn Carver, sister; Phyllis Busbee and her husband Robert of Swansea, and brother-in-law Paul Gunter of Batesburg..
Mr. Carver was the son of Mrs. Laura Marie Carver and the late Burley Pickens Carver. He was also preceded in death by sister, Peggy Gunter. He was a Korean War Veteran of the U. S. Air Force, a member of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church of Johnston and New Holland Baptist Church. Mr. Carver retired from the U. S. Forestry Department at the Savannah River Plant after 34 years of service.
The Funeral Service will be at 11 am Monday in the New Holland Baptist Church with visitation beginning in the church one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery with military honors. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church or New Holland Baptist Church.
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