DOTHAN. . .Virginia “Jean” Carter, a resident of Dothan, passed away Wednesday night, July 15, 2026, in a Dothan hospital. She was 85.
A visitation for family and friends will be held from 3:00 until 4:00 P.M. Friday, July 17, 2026, at Holman-Headland Mortuary. A private graveside service for the family will follow at 4:30 P.M. in the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, 1550 Parramore Road, Dothan, with Reverend George Bryan officiating.
Mrs. Carter was a lifelong resident of Dothan, daughter of the late Buck A. Skipper and Virgie Hall Skipper. She was a graduate of Dothan High School and attended Wallace Community College. Mrs. Carter was formerly employed by Spectracare and the Vaughn-Blumberg Center. In earlier years, she had a daycare for children in her home. Mrs. Carter was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Allen Carter, a sister Dora Bagwell and a son-in-law, Michael Barnett.
Surviving relatives include her daughters, Carla Barnett, Dothan; and Camille Norris (Sammy), Tallahassee, FL; a son, Glen Carter (Donna), Charleston, SC; two sisters, Cherry Lewis (Mack) and Jo Singletary (Harold), all of Dothan; two brothers, Jerry Skipper, Dothan; and Phillip Skipper (Sonja), Headland; grandchildren, Ashley Barnett (Gretchen), Sydney Barnett (Colby), Josh Barnett (Hannah), Bethany Oggenfuss (Chris), Chandler Carter, Jaymin Carter, Nathan Callahan and Erin Scherder (Matthew); great-grandchildren, Carter, Sam, Amelia, Maverick, Nico, Magnolia, Brielle and Margot; several nieces and nephews.
HOLMAN-HEADLAND MORTUARY & CREMATIONS IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-693-3371. You may sign a guest register at www.holmanmortuaries.com. This establishment does not own a crematory.
