CAROLY WARD GOLSON
Dec. 3, 1938 – June 25, 2025
Carolyn Ward Golson, age 86, of Greenville, passed away on Wednesday June 25, 2025 with immediate family surrounding her. Her sweet and kind spirit will live on in all who knew her.
Funeral services were held Sunday, June 29, beginning at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home. Burial followed in Myrtlewood Cemetery in Fort Deposit. The family received friends for visitation beginning at 10 a.m. until service time.
Carolyn was born on December 3, 1938, to John Albert and Edna Rhodes Ward. She graduated from Greenville High School in 1955, attended University of Alabama the following year, then married Leon Golson, Jr (Leonie) and moved to Fort Deposit to raise their family. She later graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery in 1993, after which she became a high school mathematics teacher in Lowndes County Schools.
Carolyn was known for her bright blue eyes and big smile, gentle, kind spirit, and occasional spunk. She was an avid reader, bridge player, and traveler. She was a cherished member of the Fort Deposit Church of Christ where she taught Sunday School among other activities.
She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 55 years, Leonie Golson; her parents; John Albert and Edna Ward; her brother, Bobby Ward; and her sister Virginia Ward Stabler.
She is survived by her four children, Rachel Paulk (Johnny), Rebecca Callen (Malcolm), Elizabeth Smith (Robert), and Lee Golson (Nelson); her sisters, Margaret Kneisel (Craig) and Ann Williams (Stan); 12 grandchildren, Noelle McNeil (Brian), Heather Paulk, Daniel Paulk (Crystal), David Paulk (Sara), Ben Callen (Kallie), Aaron Callen (Amy), Andrew Callen (Miranda), Adrianne Senn (Seth), Laiken Golson, Lyric Tillery, Logan Tillery (Maddy), and Lacey Tillery; 20 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at Alz.org
Memories and condolences may be expressed to the family at www.dunklinfh.com.