Mrs. Carol Hendley Hewitt, 73 of Adel, Georgia, passed away on November 4, 2025 at the Berrien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Nashville, Georgia.  Mrs. Hewitt was born in St. Petersburg, Florida on July 9, 1952 to the late Rev. John C. Hendley, Sr. and Louise Cowart Hendley.  She has lived most of her life in Cook County and was a member of the Cecil Baptist Church.  Mrs. Hewitt was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse with the Lakeland Villa Nursing Home in Lakeland, Georgia.

Mrs. Hewitt is survived by her husband, Ronald "Cotton" Hewitt of Adel; two sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Genelle Ward of Valdosta, Georgia, and Mark and Sarah Ward of Evansville, Indiana; one daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and Stacy Skinner of Hahira, Georgia; seven grandchildren: Josh Skinner and Abbie Skinner of Hahira, Maddie Ward and Maddox Ward of Evansville, Levi Ward, Lawson Ward and Jackson Ward all of Valdosta; her mother, Louise Cowart Hendley of Adel; step-son, Ronald "Jay" Hewitt, Jr. (Kim) of Jesup, Georgia; step-daughter, Leigh Hardwick (Lawrence) of Tallahassee, Florida; several step-grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Rev. Johnny C. Hendley, Jr. and Wanda of Cecil, Georgia;  three sisters and two brothers-in-law: Paula McIntyre, Sherry and Ricky Young, Amy and Dewade Bostic, all of Adel.  Several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the Chapel of Boone Funeral Home with Rev. John C. Hendley, Jr. and Rev. Jeff Carter officiating.  Interment will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.  A short visitation will be held from 10:30 to 11:00 AM at Boone Funeral Home, Inc., 1804 S. Hutchinson Ave. in Adel prior to the funeral service.  Will Hendley, Ron Edwards, Dewade Bostic, Josh Baker, Zane Coats and David Bryan will serve as active pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers will include Jay Hewitt, Wayne Taunton, Lawrence Hardwick, Tom Thomas Sr. and Larry Fulp.  "The First Look," "Thank God I've Made It" and "Sheltered in the Arms of God" will be played at the service.

Condolences maybe expressed online at www.boonefunerals.com .  Boone Funeral Home, Inc. is serving the Hewitt family.