CAROLYN J. SOUTHERLAND
June 2, 1949-July 8, 2017
Carolyn Jean Jackson Southerland, 68, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family.
Carolyn was born in Marlboro County, S.C., June 2, 1949, to the late Legrand Jackson and Virginia Clark Jackson. She was married to the late George Malcolm Southerland.
Carolyn retired from Wayne Memorial Hospital after 21 years of service.
She was a member of Tabernacle Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Carolyn was a true Christian lady, who loved God and lived each day showing those around her what faith in action is all about. She will be greatly missed.
A service celebrating Carolyn's life will be Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ronnie Heath officiating.
The family will receive friends following the service.
Interment will be Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at 10 a.m. at Willow Dale Cemetery.
Carolyn is survived by her son, Malcolm Lee Southerland and wife, Michelle, of Goldsboro; her grandchildren, Brittany Sigmon, Elijah Pendergrass, Brandon Canady, Tyler Canady and Holly Canady; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, Carolyn was preceded in death by sister, Mabel Jackson, and her brothers, Arthur Lee Jackson, James Edward Jackson, William Henry Jackson and Rufus Jackson.
Although flowers are welcome, memorials may be made to Tabernacle Pentecostal Holiness Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 155, Goldsboro, N.C., 27533.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.
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Published in Obituaries on July 10, 2017 8:05 AM