Carol Sue Wilson

Carol grew up in a loving family, which included her brother David Keith, 12 aunts and uncles, 28 great aunts and uncles, and too many cousins to count. Carol loved to travel. Her dad was stationed in Texas, Arkansas, Michigan, Colorado, and Minnesota and finally back to Austin, Texas, where she graduated from McCallum High School. She then went on to Texas State University to get her degree in education. It was there she met and married her husband Thomas Wilson in 1969. She was hired by Austin ISD to teach 5th grade. Carol continued to teach 5th graders her entire 40 year teaching career She even taught some of her students' children or her "grandchildren" as she called them. Carol often kept up with her students' years after they left her classroom, even sending them postcards from her travels.

Carol and her husband had a daughter Jessica who was born with Cerebral Palsy, and needed Physical Therapy and a number of surgeries as a child. During this time she also earned her Master's Degree in Education from UT Austin, and was also very active in politics. She was involved in the National Education Association, Texas State Teachers Association and was Democratic chair for her district.

Carol was named Austin ISD Teacher of the Year and was given the opportunity to travel and speak about her love of teaching to teachers all over the state. Carol retired from teaching, and enjoyed traveling all over the U.S. and Europe with her husband.

If you were to ask Carol what some of her favorite things would be she would tell you: her family, her cats, her students, Dr. Pepper, taking photographs, the grammar of the English language, and her collection of sand from all over the world.

Carol is survived by her husband Tom; her daughter Jessica; her brother David Kincannon, his wife Cheryl, and their daughters Carrie Dugger, Kristen Wallace and their families; aunt Katherine Gaye and uncle Marv Keuebler; aunt Ibba Wilder; numerous cousins; niece Samantha as well as great nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank the kind and caring staff at Hudson's Creek in Bryan, Texas for their wonderful and compassionate care of Carol during her illness.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 20th at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 411 RR 620 South in Lakeway. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 21, 2014 in the Smith Chapel at Riverbend Church, 4214 N Capital of Texas Hwy in Austin. Interment will follow at Austin Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to a charity of your choice.