Carroll Kelly Guy

Obituary for Lt. Col. Carroll W. Guy (USAF ret.)
Lt. Col. Carroll W. Guy, 93, went to be with his Lord Thursday, August 19, at 12 midnight. He was born December 21, 1916, in Troy, Tennessee. His deceased parents were John Weddington Guy and Zula Bell Owen Guy. Also preceding him in death were his brothers Dale Guy and Harry Guy, his first wife, Virginia Price Guy, and a daughter, Scottie Jo Guy. Survivors include his wife of 43 ½ years, Sallie Turner Guy, brother Samuel Guy and wife Louise, Roswell, Georgia, daughters Patricia Guy Funk and husband Michael, Midwest City, Oklahoma, Peggy Guy Panter and husband Brent, Naples, Maine, step-daughter, Deborah Mount Akins and husband Darrell, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, step-son Dr. Daniel Guy and wife Jill Craig, LaGrange, Georgia, step-daughter, Laurel Guy, Ithaca, New York, and step-son, Paul L. Guy and wife Pamela Killnap Guy, Murray, Kentucky. Also surviving are grandchildren, Jessica Panter Thibodeau, Valdosta, Georgia, Bryan Panter, Bloomington, Indiana, Melissa Panter, Naples, Maine, Tyler Panter, Naples, Maine, Rachel Akins, Austin, Texas, Harrison Akins, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Erin Guy Berutti and husband Aaron, Atlanta, Georgia, and Paige Guy, Atlanta, Georgia. Other survivors include numerous nephews, nieces, great-nephews and great-nieces.
Guy joined the army in January 1941, and became a liaison pilot late that year. He graduated the program as a “flying sergeant” and flew an unarmed Piper cub as an advance observer for a heavy field artillery division in New Guinea, arriving in the Pacific early in 1943. With the help of a flight surgeon friend he transferred to the 43rd Bombardment Group, the 65th Bombardment Squadron and flew 32 missions in B 24 bombers without regular pilot’s wings. He received the Soldiers Medal for heroism, the Silver Star, our third highest medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, and numerous Air Medals. He was sent home due to injuries in late 1944 and shortly thereafter was summoned to the Pentagon where an aide to Lt. Gen. Henry Arnold pinned on his pilot’s wings in recognition of his missions flown.
Guy remained in the US Air Force for a total of 26 ½ years, retiring with his family to Kentucky Lake in 1967. From 1955 to 1957 he served as Director of Engineering and Maintenance for the 1881 Installation and Maintenance group at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. He served three tours in Turkey in the ‘50s and ‘60s as aide to the Turkish Air Force as director of engineering, building radar and microwave sites and other navigational locations. Beginning in 1960 he served for three years as adviser in communications and electronics to the Air National Guard in seven states. In 1965 he served as programs officer for communications and electronics for Europe and the Mediterranean area. Upon his return to Tinker AFB he served as Director of Communications for the central United States.
Guy was an elder in the First Presbyterian Church, actively participating in many capacities. He also served as manager of the Calloway County Airport for two years and as Calloway County road department supervisor for one year. He will be remembered by many Kentucky Lake residents for his building expertise sine he constructed a total of 55 docks for them.
Funeral services will be held Monday, August 23, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, Murray, KY. Rev. David and Ann Marie Montgomery and Rev. Betty Shepperson will officiate. Visitation will be Sunday, August 22, 2010, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the church. Burial will follow at the Terrace Hill Cemetery in Troy, Tennessee.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to: First Presbyterian Church, % Building Fund, 1601 Main Street, Murray, KY 42071 or Murray-Calloway County Hospice House Building Fund, 803 Poplar Street, Murray, KY 42071.
Online condolences may be made at: www.thejhchurchillfuneralhome.com