Genola Knight Carroll, 89, of Wauchula, entered into rest on Oct. 22, 2010. She was born in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. on Sept. 28, 1921. She moved to Wauchula from Mobile, Ala. in 1946. She was a homemaker and a devout Christian who taught Sunday school for many years at Wauchula Revival Center, later attending Northside Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Perry and Elinor Knight, brother, Marlin Knight, sister, Louene Patton and a grandson, Kenneth Thomas.
Survivors include her devoted husband of 68 years, Dewey D. Carroll; daughters, Beverly Rowland (Jimmy) of Okeechobee, and Teresa Carroll Hedgmon of Wauchula; grandsons, Bobby Thomas (Vicki) of Ft. Pierce, and Eric Hedgmon (Whitney) of Tampa; great-grandchildren, Kinsley and Wyatt Thomas of Ft. Pierce, and Aiden and Aaron Hedgmon of Tampa sisters-in-law: Myrtle Knight of Wauchula and Hazel Spain of Zolfo Springs; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010 at Robarts Garden Chapel. Services are Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Northside Baptist Church with Rev. Mitch Landress officiating. Burial is in Wauchula Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, 105 Arneson Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823.