Mr. James William Carrier, 87, formerly of Phenix City, AL passed away Monday, August 24, 2020 at Kennesaw Mountain Hospice in Marietta, GA.

A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Thursday, August 27, 2020 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL.  The family will receive friends Thursday afternoon from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, one hour prior to the service, at the funeral home.

Mr. Carrier was born July 4, 1933 in Delphi, IN, son of the late George Carrier and Alice Turner Carrier.  He retired after 33 years with the United States Postal Service.  Mr. Carrier proudly served his country in the United States Army.  He was also a long-time member of the American Legion.

Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Josie Mae Stringfellow Carrier; two sisters, Carolyn McLaughlin and Mary Alice Renfro; a brother, Bill Carrier.

Mr. Carrier is survived by a daughter Patricia Neeley of Hiram, GA; step-children, Diane Pottinger Ward of Phenix City, AL and Paul Eugene Pottinger and wife Liz of Paducah, KY; a brother, Tom Carrier and wife Sally of FL; grandchildren, Richard Daniel James Redmond and Matthew Joseph Ray Neeley both of Douglasville, GA; step-grandchildren, Andy Ward of Phenix City, AL, Scott Ward (Kelly) of Orange Beach, AL, Tracey Osborne (Jerry) of Louisville, KY, Melissa Arndt (Daniel) of Paducah, KY and Jennifer Harris (Justin) of Paducah, KY; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law, Jerry McLaughlin and Mike Renfro, both of Chico, CA; many nieces, nephews and other extended family.