Carl "Sig" Jensen

Carl “Sig” Jensen of Redan, Georgia passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2016.

He was born in 1934 in Elberton, GA to the late Charles and Foy Jensen. He served in the United States Air Force for four years after high school, and he was stationed at several bases in the United States, as well as in Okinawa, Japan. After returning home from the Air Force, he attended West Georgia College for two years and later graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in business. After graduating, he moved to Atlanta. While searching for jobs, he made a superior score on a computer programming aptitude test, and was hired by Richs Department Store as a programmer. He worked several jobs in computer programming with various companies, but eventually made his way back to Richs and rose to the rank of Vice President for Credit Development at Richs technology arm, Federated Systems Group. He developed the credit system that Federated utilized for many years. Macys merged with Richs in the late 90’s, after which he retired in 2000 at age 65.

Carl is survived by his ex-wife (and friend), Dr. Patricia Shively Jensen; his two sons, Allen and Adam; sisters, Ingrid Auten and Asta Moore; several nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and all who love him very much.

The family will receive friends at Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, September 28, 2016.

A graveside service will be held at Elmhurst Cemetery in Elberton, GA on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 2:00 PM.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.berryfh.com.

Berry Funeral Home & Crematory of Elberton is respectfully in charge of local arrangements for Carl "Sig" Jensen.