On the afternoon of November 4, 2026, William Carter Arrington passed away at his home in Franklin, Tennessee.

He was born in Hermitage, Tennessee, on April 5, 1995. He played pee-wee soccer and football for the Grassland Eagles in the Grassland Community and middle school football for the Hillsboro Indians in the Leiper’s Fork Community. The summer before high school he attended the Weekend Academy Vanderbilt University (WAVU) for Product Design and Innovation and his design was voted 1st place.

He graduated from Franklin High School with the class of 2013. He was on the tennis, football, and wrestling teams. His senior year he won the Watkins College of Art and Design Gold Key Award for drawing and had his art on display at the Frist Center for Visual Arts while also being awarded a University of Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship for academics. He was accepted into the UTK College of Engineering for Mechanical Engineering.

He attended the University of Tennessee Knoxville from 2013 through 2016. While there, he played intramural football with his friends and studied hard, often being on the College of Engineering Dean’s List. When he left school in 2016, he was in The National Society of Collegiate Scholars and The National Society of Leadership and Success.

Carter had a strong faith in God throughout his life. He was baptized at Brentwood United Methodist Church in Brentwood, Tennessee, and he was a member of the Franklin First United Methodist Church in Franklin, Tennessee. He was a previous member of Hillsboro United Methodist Church in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee.

He enjoyed fishing, where he always seemed to catch the biggest and the most. He enjoyed skateboarding and had finally learned how to land a kickflip. He enjoyed drawing and had recently been designing logos and embroidering them on t-shirts. He enjoyed collecting cards and trinkets he found interesting. He loved his family and friends and always made sure they knew it.

In the last 10 years of his life, he was treated and cared for by some of the best and most dedicated mental health care professionals and caregivers in the country. He was loved and supported by his friends and family.

He was predeceased in death by his Grandmothers Nancy Rushing of Harvest, Alabama, and Patricia Arrington of Huntsville, Alabama.

He is survived by his mother Melinda R. Arrington and father Addam C. Arrington of Franklin, Tennessee, his brother Ames C. Arrington of Nashville, Tennessee, his grandfather Johnny F. Rushing of Harvest, Alabama, his grandfather Roy W. (Linda) Arrington of Franklin, Tennessee, his aunt Adrienne Arrington (Todd) Korn of Kennesaw, Georgia, his uncle Timothy Rushing of Harvest, Alabama, his cousins Samuel Arrington (Cassidy) Korn, Cooper A. Korn, and many other extended family members in Alabama, Kentucky, and Indiana.

There will be a Celebration of Life Sunday, November 15, 2026 at the Franklin First United Methodist Church-Historic Sanctuary located at 148 Fifth Avenue South in Franklin, Tennessee, followed by a burial service at Hillsboro Cemetery in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee. Visitation will begin at 11am and the service will start at 1pm.