Mr. James Benjamin "J.B." McCarty, age 87, of Lebanon, KY, passed away Friday, June 29, 2012 at the Village of Lebanon Nursing Center. He was born on February 19, 1925 in Marion County, KY. Mr. McCarty was a retired employee of General Electric Appliance Park in Louisville, KY, and a member of the Woodlawn Baptist Church.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Wallace Garfield and Hallie Mae Whitehouse McCarty; sisters, Lella Wheeler and Lillian Powell; brother, Cecil McCarty.

Survivors include his wife, Lucille Whitehouse McCarty, of Lebanon, KY; son, Floyd (Betty) McCarty, of Louisville, KY; daughter, Barbara Lynn (Davis) Fruth, of Columbia, S.C; also surviving are four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 1, 2012 at Bosley Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Victor Stansbury. Interment will be in the Hayesville Cemetery.

Visitations will be held after 4:00 p.m. Saturday at the Funeral Home.