John Carver Malone

John Carver Malone

John Carver Malone of Marietta grew up in Coaling, Alabama passed on November 6, 2026. After graduating high school John joined the maritime service in 1947 and was assigned to the Great Lakes maritime fleet in 1948. In 1949 John was drafted during the Cold War and the beginning of the Korean War. He was a Korean War veteran. He joined the Army and was sent overseas and stationed at Brize Norton Air Force Base with the Engineer Aviation Unit in England. While John was stationed in England he met his wife, Joyce Barbara Thompson Malone. After making their home in Marietta, Georgia, John worked for Lockheed until 1973. He retired from Dow Chemicals in 1993.

John enjoyed woodworking and spent hours sketching from memory. He enjoyed watching football and boxing. Most of all he enjoyed time with his family.

John is survived by his daughter, Karen Melissa Baker (husband George Drayton Baker), grandson George Drayton Baker, Jr (wife Berit Colley Baker), and great-grandchildren Charlotte LaRue Baker and George Drayton Baker III.

John was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Joyce Barbara Thompson Malone.

A military honors and committal service is to take place on November 16, 2026 at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park.