Carolyn Kay Gordon

Carolyn Kay Jones Gordon was born in Abilene, KS on May 28, 1938. She moved to her new address in heaven on October 3, 2015. She was born to Mildred Esther (Coulson) Jones and Wayne Leroy Jones. She graduated from Abilene High School and Brown Mackie College. She was a member of the swim and dive team in high school. Carolyn met the love of her life Charles E Gordon at the candy counter at Duckwalls. He was a soldier at Fort Riley, KS and stopped in to buy some candy. He came to Abilene to see the old west town that he had read about in western books. When they met it was love at first sight. They married March 28, 1958 and had three children named Sherilyn and twins named Kathryn and Michael. They moved to Texas in the 1960’s. She worked at Baxter Healthcare for many years and made many friends. She enjoyed cooking, fishing, Family Feud, card games, the great outdoors, music, the arts, Dr. OZ, the Texas Rangers, the Dallas Cowboys, and spending time with family and friends. She loved Pancho’s Mexican Buffet and most Mexican food. She never met a stranger and she always made a friend. She always had a smile on her face. She loved life and lived it to the fullest. She is preceded in death by her parents Mildred and Wayne Jones, husband Charles E. Gordon, brother Kenton Jones, and many brother and sister in laws. She is survived by her daughter and son in law Sherilyn and William Skillman of Grand Prairie, TX, daughter Kathryn Nilssen of Houston, TX, son and daughter in law Michael and Donna Gordon of Houston, TX, sister and brother in law Patricia and James Arnold or Hutchinson, KS, sister in law Wanda Guthrie of Alabama, sister in law Ophelia Hamilton of Dallas, TX, grandchildren Robert and Kristin Ferris, Brian and Brittany Gordon, great grandchildren Cooper, Brooklyn, James and Parker Ferris, and many nieces, nephews, cousins, other family and friends. Per her request please send donations to the Vocal Music Department at Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy, 102 High School Drive, Grand Prairie, TX, 75050. Visitation will be at Moore Funeral Home, 1219 N. Davis Drive, Arlington, TX on Thursday October 8, 2015 from 5 to 6:30pm with a service to follow at 6:30pm. Burial will be in Abilene, Kansas on October 10, 2015. Thank you for all your love and support.