of Canton, GA
December 22, 1917 - November 13, 2018
Carl Thomas Huddleston, age 100, passed away Tuesday November 13, 2018 in Canton, Georgia. Mr. Huddleston was born on December 22, 1917, to Grundy and Nettie (Reed) Huddleston in Flippin, Arkansas.
Carl enlisted in the United State Navy and served in the South Pacific during WWII. After the war, he attended seminary in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. He was a well known Southern Baptist pastor whose ministry spanned 50 years throughout southern Missouri and northern Arkansas.
He is survived by his wife: Lola Merle Sams Huddleston; son Bill Huddleston; stepdaughters Danna Pendleton and Jerry Cheek; grandchildren; Laray Keys, Cheryl Busby, James Hoover, William "Butch" Hoover, Kevin Scherer, Myrna Huddleston, Becca Winter- Martin and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife Louise (Marberry) Huddleston, daughter: Carla ''Claudine'' Huddleston Winter, and six brothers; Calvin, Claude, Elbert, Marvin, Robert, and Dwight.
Funeral Services are private.
Bro. Carl and Louise were very special to our family. He was our pastor at The Pyatt Baptist Church while I was a teenager. They would go home with different families on Sundays after church. Our whole church family grew to love them so much. My condolences to his family. He was a great man.
Patsy (Allen) Edmonson
I am sorry for your loss, Carl was a big part of my childhood. He and my Daddy were pastors in Ark. and great friends and Louise and Mother were the best of friends Carl was my first boss (at the dairy creme in his gas station) He will always be a part of my childhood memories. Please accept my sympathy and i will be praying for your family. Sincerely Donna
Carl was our paster at Hopewell Baptist for several years, our children loved him, and we enjoyed going to his gas station
"I sam sorry for your loss. In this difficult time, may the assurances from God's Word help to comfort you. At 1 Corinthians 15:26 it reads: "The last enemy, death, is to be brought to nothing."