Mr. William Holland "Bill" Carnes, age 81, of Black Dirt Rd. , Whitesburg, Ga., passed away Friday, June 23, 2006. He was born November 11, 1924 in Paulding County, Georgia to the late James Calvin Carnes and Cassie Grace Holland Carnes. Mr. Carnes was a U.S. Navy WWII veteran and was retired farmer and had owned and operated Carnes Brothers Sand & Gravel. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Joe Carnes and Ralph Carnes; and a sister, Joan Slocume. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra & Bob Bryant of Whitesburg and Cathy & Joey Godwin of Winston, GA; a son and daughter-in-law, Ricky & Linda Carnes of Whitesburg; five sisters, Madeline Pate of Whitesburg, Geneva Pate of Carrollton, Evelyn Atcheson and Ima Harris, both of Whitesburg and Wannie White of Atlanta; two brothers, Lamar Carnes and J. B. Carnes, both of Whitesburg; 7 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be conducted Sunday, June 25, 2006 at 4 PM from Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with Rev. Gary Brown officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday, June 25, from 1 until 4 PM. In accordance with Mr. Carnes' wishes, his body was cremated. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, One Hanover Park, 16633 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Addison, Texas 75001. Messages of condolences may be sent to www.martin-hightower.com. Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel of Carrollton has charge of the arrangements.