Carol Earnestine Hembree

Mrs. Carol Earnestine Hembree, 83, of Clermont, Georgia, died on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Trinity United Methodist Church. Reverend Chris Hester will officiate the service. Interment will follow the service in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2026, at the funeral home, and on Saturday morning at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the funeral hour.

Mrs. Hembree moved to Clermont with her family in 1966 where she and Charles owned and operated Blue Star Grocery for 10 years and later, they opened and operated Suburban Lawn and Garden Center for 20 years. She was a long-time member of Trinity United Methodist Church, and supporter of the schools and the community.

Mrs. Hembree is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Griffin Hembree; her daughter, Shelly Hembree Martin; her parents, Earnest and Violet Howard; and her sisters and brother, Patricia, Diane, and Michael.

Mrs. Hembree is survived by her sons Charles Jeffery Hembree (Darla) and Timothy Scott Hembree (Helen), her grandsons Collin James Hembree and Milton Ray Martin Jr., and her brother Randy and sister Janice. W. R. Strickland & Sons, Clermont, Georgia.