Charles Wayne Carroll, age 75, of Atlanta, Georgia passed away peacefully on January 15, 2024 at the Harbor Grace Hospice facility after a brief illness.

He was born on January 19, 1948 in Chattanooga, TN at Baroness Erlanger Hospital and was the first-born son of Charles Curtis Carroll and Mary Belle Carroll.

Charles was a veteran and his military service was in the Navy. He enlisted right after finishing High School.  He did basic training at Great Lakes, Illinois and served during the Vietnam war as a paramedic. Charles always liked to stay busy and was always working various types of jobs throughout his lifetime. He was a free spirit and was at his best when he was staying busy. It was important to him to always do his best on any job he was given. He was of Christian faith. He was a beloved Son, Brother, Uncle and true friend to many individuals he met over the years.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Curtis Carroll and Mary Belle Carroll.  Along with his Grandparents Marlin Gaston Buchanan and Ida Mae Damron Buchanan and uncles – Eugene Buchanan and Jerry Buchanan. And his aunts Dorothy Mae Robbins and Rita Eunice Smith.

He is survived by his brother Bob Carroll of Falling Water, TN (and his wife Darla) and his sister Mary Frances Carroll of Chattanooga, TN, Nieces Becky Carroll and Holly Lord, both of Chattanooga, TN and several cousins who live across the country.

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at Lakewood Memory Gardens South at 11:00 AM with Minister Gary Massey, Jr., of the Mountain Creek Church of Christ, officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the Harbor Grace Hospice facility at 320 Parkway Drive NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30312. Their staff was very loving to Charles during his brief stay at their facility.

Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 4506 Hixson Pike, Hixson, TN 37343.