Mrs. Carlene Meeks Hornsby, age 73, of Slippery Rock Ct., Villa Rica, Georgia , formerly of Beulah Church Rd., passed away Thursday, September 27, 2007. She was born May 15, 1934 in Cleburne County, Alabama to the late Vera Tucker Meeks and William Meeks. Mrs. Hornsby was a retired supervisor in textile manufacturing having worked for over 30 years, first with Smithfield Manufacturing and later with Turner Manufacturing. She also enjoyed gardening and crafts and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Ranburne, Alabama. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Willie "Bill" Hornsby; brothers, Frank Meeks, Charles Meeks, Carlos Meeks, Sydney Meeks and Jimmy Meeks; and a sister, Dorothy Jean Burns. Survivors include her children and their spouses, Carolyn Gilley of Carrollton, Teresa & John T. Ervin of Ashland, AL., and Tina & Donny Walker of Tuscaloosa, AL.; a sister, Aline Todd of Carrollton; a brother and sister in-law, Johnny & Belinda Meeks of Bowdon; also ten grand children and nine great grand children. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 3 PM from Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with Rev. Jamie Meeks officiating. Pall bearers will be Thomas Carroll, Ken Myers, Mike Daniel, Ben Daniel, Bill Carroll, David Todd and Pete Smith. Interment will follow in Carrollton City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 4 until 8 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The American Heart Association, 1101 North Chase Pkwy., Ste. 1, Marietta, Ga., 30067. Messages of condolences may be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel of Carrollton has charge of the arrangements.