Carl Cleon Driver, age 81, of the Akersville Community, died Saturday, May 9, 1999 at University Medical Center in Lebanon, TN. He was born Saturday, October 20, 1917, in Macon County, TN, a son of the late Burl Driver and Victoria Doss Driver, and was a member of Akersville Baptist Church. He was a barber for many years, having formerly operated a barber shop in Lafayette, and barbered from his home on Thursday nights. He was a carpenter and a retired school bus driver for the Macon County School System and the Allen County Board of Education. Carl was a bass singer for the Christianaires Quartet for 30 years. On February 2, 1936, he was married to Genie Jones Driver, who died March 1, 1984.

Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law; Lillian Maurice and Donald Roark and Glenna Mitchell Driver, all of the Akersville; Mary Levy and Melburn Cothron, Dixon Springs, TN; one sister Oneda Jent, Indianapolis, IN; three brothers Eatol Driver, Russellville, KY; Merlin Driver, Lafayette, TN; Glenn Driver, Indianapolis, IN; five grandchildren, Larry Cothron, Shelbyville, TN; Troy Cothron, Dixon Springs, TN; Connie Shrum, Tim Roark and Donna Dotts, all of Lafayette, TN; and ten great grandchildren. In addition to his wife and parents he is also preceded in death by two brothers, Blon Driver and Billy Driver.

Funeral services were conducted 2:00 pm, Monday, May 10, 1999 at the Akersville Baptist Church with Rev. Henry Smith officiating. Burial was in the Akersville Cemetery. Pallbearers were Larry Cothron, Troy Cothron, Tim Roark, Larry Driver, Jimmy Driver, Tom Driver, and Ricky Driver. Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Source: Macon County Paper May 1999

Submitted By: Deb Cassetty, email is: cassetty@bellsouth.net