Virginia Jean Carroll

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