Phillip Carty went to his Heavenly Home on September 6, 2015. He was born on October 24, 1951, to Buell Roscoe Carty, Jr. and Alyce Ray Carty in Brookhaven, MS.
Phillip loved the outdoors as he was an avid hunter and fisherman in his younger years. He graduated from Copiah-Lincoln High School where he enjoyed playing football and other sports. He attended Copiah-Lincoln Junior College, Whitworth College and the University of Southern Mississippi. Phillip was formerly employed with Mississippi Power and Light Co. as a lineman and Fountain Electric as an electrician. He was a longtime member of Beauregard United Methodist Church.
In addition to his parents, Phillip is preceded in death by his grandparents, C.A Ray, Sr. and Pearl Hennington Ray of Wesson; Buell Roscoe Carty, Sr. and Hazel Carty of Jackson; and an infant brother at birth.
Phillip is survived by two brothers, Buell Roscoe "Rusty" Carty, III and wife Billie of Wesson, and Joseph Staffler Carty and wife Sherri of Madison; two nieces, Dr. Leslie Anne Carty of Wesson and Mary Catherine Carty of Madison; and two nephews, Troy Edward "Eddie" Carty of Flowood, and Caleb Alexander Carty of Madison.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Brookhaven Funeral Home with visitation on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Brookhaven Funeral Home (Natchez Drive). Funeral services will be held at Beauregard United Methodist Church in Beauregard, MS, on Thursday, September 10, 2015, at 11:00 AM with visitation beginning at 10 AM. Burial will follow in the Wesson Cemetery.
The family gives a special thank you to the staff of Gentiva Home Health Care and the staff of the Neuroscience ICU of the Critical Care Hospital in the University of Mississippi Medical Center for their care and compassion.