Preceded in death by her loving husband, Edward Winston Carroll, Sr; parents Jesse Allen & Artie Bell Cromwell Wright and all 11 of her siblings, Alton, Arlyne, Keathley, Juanita, Charlie, Libby, Connie, Jesse “Junior”, Dale, Fuston and Richard; granddaughter, Jennifer Carroll.
Survived by her 4 children, Eddie (Robbie) Carroll; Janice (Jimmy) Cartwright; Dennis Carroll & Ricky Carroll; brother in law, Duane Carroll; several grandchildren and great grandchildren and a host of family and friends.
Jean was industrious & hard working both inside & outside the home. When her children were young, she worked as a Patrol Mother in Neely’s Bend with her longtime friend & neighbor Frances Shelby. Jean held multiple part-time jobs along the way and, when her children were old enough, she began a full-time career as a co-owner of the Slack Shack Men’s Clothing Stores, a family business comprised of four stores. She managed the Madison Square store & developed it into the number one store with her keen selling abilities, social skills & creative talent.
Jean was a wonderful wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, employee & friend. As a lifelong Methodist, she spent her youth at Meridian Street Methodist Church & raised her children at Neely’s Bend Methodist Church after she & Ed moved to Madison in 1953. A few years ago, her membership was transferred to Matthews Memorial Methodist Church after her church closed. She loved life & loved to celebrate it with laughter, kindness, compassion & humility. Attributes she felt important to teach her children. Jean had an innate sense of design & color, so her home was always beautifully decorated, especially during the holidays. May her family & friends always hold precious memories of Jean. Her laugh, big personality, great cooking, wisdom, nurturing, kindness & unconditional love.
Visitation Saturday September 12, 2020 11am till 1230 pm.
Funeral Service will be private with a livestream on Forest Lawn Facebook at 1pm on Saturday September 12th with interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
PORTADORES
Dennis Carroll
Ricky Carroll
Jason Carroll
Ben Cartwright
Mark Wright
Kyle Compaan
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