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Billy Carden

By James Carroll

I knew Billy Carden for many years, for he was my cousin and friend. In 1978 or early 1979, I contracted with Billy to insulate my attic with blown in insulation. While the men were doing the job, Billy told me how he came about getting into the insulation business.

He said that he had terminal cancer, and had been lying around on the couch waiting to die. So, one day he got up off the couch and told "Winkie" that he was going to Montgomery to buy that insulation truck. So, that is how he started a good business. He also lived until 1995.

Billy was Married to Windsor W. "Winkie" Poore Carden who is also buried at Creswell Cemetery.

Ed Carden

By: James Carroll

In 1978, when I contracted with the Carden boys to insulate my attic, Ed was one of the workers. If I remember right "Fats" was there also. They parked the truck out in the driveway close to the street. I was out by the truck talking to them, and one of them mentioned the gap between my drainage pipe and my neighbors. It left a big hole there that you could easily get stuck in, especially in a truck the size of their truck.

I agreed with them that it could be dangerous. Ed ask me to let him fix it for me; he knew where a piece of pipe was that would just fit. He said the pipe had a piece missing off the end, but he could easily fix that. We agreed on a price, which was very reasonable.

After they finished doing the insulation job, they took off. It wasn't very long before they came back, and sure enough the pipe had a chip out of it, and sure enough it was almost a perfect fit, length wise. They went about mixing concrete and digging the ditch out to fit the pipe in. It wasn't long before they had the pipe installed and ready to go.

Now those boys were happy because they made some extra money, and I was happy because I got the job done at a reasonable price and no hassle. I am still happy with the job to this day.

Roy Carden

Roy died December 19, 2007 at Regional Medical Center.

Miller Funeral Home of Oxford was in charge of services On December 22, 2007 at the funeral home in Oxford. He was buried later that day at Creswell Cemetery in Eastaboga.

Roy was survived by his son Roy E. Carden Jr., two sisters, Martha Thompson and Shirley McNeal and a brother Winford Carden.

He was preceded in death by his father Gete Carden and his mother Nellie Carden. Others who passed on before was Billy Carden, Ed Carden and Robert Carden.

God bless Roy and God bless his family

Nellie Mae Carden

Services for Nellie Mae Carden, 89, of Anniston will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Usrey-Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Pell City with Rev. Doug Ford officiating. Burial will be in Cresswell Cemetery in Eastaboga. The family will receive friends 6-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Mrs. Carden died Thursday in Ragland.

Survivors include two daughters, Martha Thompson of Anniston and Shirley Lefever of Clayton, Ga.; two sons, Winford Carden and Ray Carden, both of Anniston; a sister, Annie Mae Harlin of Theodore; a daughter-in-law, Martha Carden of Ragland; 22 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Clay Thompson, Terry Carden, Joey Cooper, Kevin Isbell, John Kay and David Johns.

Mrs. Carden was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Gussie Mae Carroll; her husband, Gete E. Carden; four sons, Ronald Carden, Robert Carden, Edward Carden and Billy Carden; a daughter, Sybil Johnson; three brothers, Bruell Carroll, Henry Carroll and M.C. Carroll; and a sister, Mandy Rasmund.

Nellie Mae's husband, Gete Carden b. 10/30/1911 d. 3/27/1996 is also buried at Creswell Cemetery.