Carolyn Gilliam

Friday, June 12, 2015

Carolyn Gilliam, age 68, of Blytheville passed from this life Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Heritage Square Nursing Home in Blytheville.

Born to R.O. and Iantha Rustin Wooldridge, she had worked for Magneteck and was of the Baptist faith. Playing cards and talking about the "old days" was one of her favorite things to do. She loved to watch soap operas. Carolyn loved her family.

She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Otis Wooldridge; five sisters, Ruth Ashabranner, Jane Frith, Melba Akers, Linda Lawson, and Betty Daughtery.

Carolyn is survived by her children, Penny Gilliam of Blytheville, Charles "Charlie Brown" Gilliam of Blytheville, and Tracy Gilliam of Gosnell;

Four brothers, Bobby Wooldridge of Oklahoma City, Okla., Hershel Wooldridge of Blytheville, Sterling Wooldridge of Gosnell, and Gary Wooldridge of Oklahoma City, Okla.;

Two sisters, Joy Riggs of Starkville, Miss. and Becky Simmons of Blytheville; and

Three grandchildren, Ashley, Dustin, and Cody.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in the Cobb Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Dogwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.cobbfuneralhome.com.