Thomas E. �Ed� Carruth, 69, of 204 Lake Street, husband of Virginia Elaine Hughes Carruth, died Sunday, December 18, 2011 at Hospice House. Born in Hart County, GA, he was a son of the late Charlie and Johnnie Mae Thompson Carruth. He retired from Greenwood Mills and was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of Rosemont Baptist Church, Waterloo. Surviving is his wife of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Cindi Carruth, Shane and Brandi Carruth and a daughter, Michelle Carruth, all of Greenwood; three sisters, Jane Wicker of Hartwell, GA, Ann Sprouse and Carol Ricks, both of Greenwood; two brothers, Dean Carruth of Hartwell, GA and Larry Carruth of Greenwood; three grandchildren Briana Carruth, Dawson Carruth, and Christian Carruth. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jack Carruth and Jimmy Carruth and a sister, Betty Terrel.