Wakely Aubrey Carelock 57, of Tifton, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, in Albany.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, October 26, 2007, in the chapel of Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors with the Rev. Larry Layfield officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery, Tifton . The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 Thursday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. Carelock was born July 23, 1950, in Douglas to the late Eston Aubrey Carelock and Essie Leona Jones Carelock. A long time resident of Tifton, Mr. Carelock served in the U.S. Army. He was an electrician with Shaw Industries, and he enjoyed gardening, fishing, and working in the yard. He was of the Baptist faith.
Mr. Carelock is survived by his wife, Brenda Reaves Carelock of Tifton; one daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and Jeff Goebeler of Jacksonville, Fla; one grandson Brock Goebeler of Jacksonville, Fla; one brother and one sister-in-law, James and Michelle Carelock of Fitzgerald; one sister and brother-in-law, Mildred C. and Kenneth Richardson of Tifton; and several brothers-in-law, sisters-in-laws, nephews, nieces, and cousins.