The funeral services for Mandy Courson, 28, were held Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 from Baxley Church of God with the Revs. Tommy Davis, Rick Brown and Lamar Lee officiating.
Mandy was born Sept. 18, 1984 to the late David Herman Carter and Annette Overstreet Carter. She was a member of Satilla Baptist Church. Mandy was employed by A Southern Style. She was preceded in death by her father, David Herman Carter, her grandparents, Gene and Genette Overstreet and grandfather-in-law, Warren Courson, Jr.
Survivors include her husband, Jonathan Courson of Baxley; one daughter, Brooklyn Scott Courson of Baxley; mother and step-father, Annette and Jamie Smith of Baxley; sisters, Ashley Carter, Tina Dyal, both of Baxley and Angelisa (Glenn) Griffis of Odum; brothers and sister-in-law, Chat and Breanna Carter and Dustin Smith of Baxley; father and mother-in-law, David and Sheree Courson and brother-in-law, Rocky (Erica) Courson; one nephew, Jackson Lee Courson and grandparents-in-law, Willie Ruth Courson and George and Claire Timblin.
Active pallbearers were Jay Dyal, Gary Overstreet, Derek Priester, Lance Courson, Carson Clark and Odie Tomberlin.
Honorary pallbearers were Class of 2003, Heather Thomas, Chasity McNeal, Kellie Hayes, Christy Taylor, Janice Craven, Trudy Steedley, Ashleigh Rentz, Angie Leggett, Candyce Sellers, April Poppell and Briana Aycock.
Musical selections were rendered by Kylee and Scotty Herndon and Tammy Nix.
Interment followed in Satilla Baptist Church Cemetery Extension.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.
Arrangements were under the direction of Swain Funeral Home.