Mary Carolyn Yarbrough

Surrounded by family, Mary Carolyn Yarbrough, 84, of Stockton, Alabama, passed away peacefully after a too-short battle with Leukemia. She was a fighter and she gave it her all. Carolyn was born to Arthur Wilson and Mary Lois Mitchell on September 27, 1939. She married the love of her life, Donald Yarbrough, on March 6, 1962. They celebrated 58 years of marriage before his passing on July 10, 2020. Carolyn was a loving wife, Mother, and Grandmother. Her favorite name to be called was Gommy, Mommy with a “G.” Many people referred to her as Gommy, family or not. She was an excellent seamstress and a fantastic cook and she made amazing cakes, all of which were sought after by family and friends alike. She loved to read and collected many books and cookbooks and was very proud of her collection. She also enjoyed doing genealogy research, which she and her sister, Faye, often did together. They spent many a day exploring libraries and courthouses, cemeteries, and battlefields throughout the South as they gathered information on their family’s ancestry. Carolyn was preceded in death by her loving parents, Arthur Wilson & Mary Lois Mitchell; her husband, Donald Yarbrough; and her sister, Alice Faye Mitchell. She is survived by: her brother, Bobby Mitchell (Ann); her daughters, Lois Anderson (Tommy), Sandra Welborn (Matthew), and Alycia Baker (Chad); her grandchildren, Christian, Marie, Rebekah, Sarah (Steve), Stephen, Emily, Danielle (Kel), Tommy, Timmy, and Raylan; her 10 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Friday, November 3, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home in Saraland. The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 12:00 noon prior to services. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers are Matthew Welborn, Stephen Anderson, Marie Anderson, JJ Nelson, Chad Baker and Kel Coleman. Honorary Pallbearers are Bobby Mitchell and Sarah Halker.