Carole Kane

Carole was born April 20th, 1946 in Cullman, AL, to Joseph Alton and William Rose Thomas. Carole was well loved in her life by many, but met her one true love Donald L. Kane just after Memorial Day in 1987. They were married in 1992 in Carmel by the Sea, CA, on a cross country road trip. Together they lived between Brevard County, FL and Rutherford County, NC spending the last 5 years solely in Brevard County, FL

Carole was multi-talented, entrepreneurial and had exquisite taste. Carole was the ultimate in fashion and decor. She worked as a special events co-ordinate, personal shopper, cosmetics specialist and manager, fashion educator, department store executive, owned a kitchen shop in her thirties, and before retiring owned a women’s dress shop named Carole’s Fashions, Reticules, and Trappings in Indian Harbour, Florida.

In retirement, she took up both DNA based and traditional genealogy, helping many, many people connect their family trees, find their biological families, and her own family file had over 80,000 entries for family members.

She had an amazing sense of humor, and loved storytelling, laughing, research, travel, fashion, home decor, cooking, being a Southerner, and her family.

She is survived by her loving husband Donald L. Kane, her children: Robert C. Hendry, Sheryl L. Kane-Beard, William G. Hendry, Steven D. Kane, Wendy K. Cooley, and her youngest Paul H.D. Hendry, her grandchildren: Charle Hendry, Evin Hendry, Josh Hendry, Nikolaus KG Hendry, Riley Jackson Kane, William Campbell Hendry, Brody Kane, Don Cooley, Ronan Beard, Caleb Beard and her great grandchild: Cole Salter.

Cry Not For Me

When I shall die and

Leave behind this earth

I love,

These trees,

This sky,

The everpounding sea,

The yearly hope of spring

Cry not for me.

Rejoice!

My soul has wings and in its freedom

Sings

The funeral service will be held at Florida Memorial Gardens. Please send a donation to the Pernicious Anemia Society in her name in lieu of flowers.