Thomas “Tommy” E. Farmer, Sr., age 76, of Carrollton, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2023. He was born July 4, 1947, in Carroll County, the son of the late, Grady Farmer and Ethel Merinda Pitts.

Tommy retired from Cornerstone Building Brands after years of working as a machinist.  He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Victoria “Vicky” Johnson Farmer; son, Jimmy Robert “Bubba” Hornsby; daughter, Alisha Shaw; sister, Laverne Hammond; and brother Earl Farmer.

He is survived by his children, Thomas Elbert Farmer, Jr of Tallapoosa, Patricia Gail O’Shields of Dallas, Michael Dewayne Farmer of Carrollton, and Misty Rose Carter of Carrollton; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at 4:00 PM from Martin & Hightower Funeral Home, with Rev. Matt Moore officiating. Interment will follow in the Rotherwood First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery with the following gentlemen serving as pallbearers: Levi Conner, Malachi Conner, Lee Shaw, Lee Mauldin, Johnnie Hammon, and Dylan Hooks.

The family will receive friends at Martin & Hightower Funeral Home on Saturday, October 14, 2023, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM. Messages of condolences can be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin and Hightower Heritage Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.