OBIT - Kenneth Edward Carroll Sr., 71, of Route 3, (Crane Creek) Grayson, died Tuesday afternoon at his home following a long illness. Mr. Carroll was born Jan. 14, 1915, in Carter County, a son of the late Arch and Bess Glass Carroll. He retired from the plant protection department of Armco Inc. and was a retired farmer. He was a member and deacon of the Crane Creek Missionary Baptist Church, where he also served as treasurer for many years. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lottie Smith Carroll; two sons, James Archie Carroll of Bedford, Va., and Kenneth Carroll Jr. of Raceland; two daughters, Mrs. Larry (Donna Sue) Riffe of Grayson and Mrs. Tom (Sharon) Buyalos of Dallas, Texas; a brother, Richard Carroll of Ashland; three sisters, Mrs. Arnold (Dorothy) Bush of Grayson, Mrs. James (Pat) Jones of Ironton, Ohio, and Mrs. Herb (Mary) Newland of Dayton, Ohio; 10 grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Crane Creek Missionary Baptist Church by Harry Sanders and James Carroll. Burial will be in Smith Claxton Cemetery at Crane Creek. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Friday at the Sparks Funeral Home in Grayson and an hour before the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Crane Creek Missionary Baptist Church. (The Daily Independent (Ashland, KY) Mar 13, 1986, pg 21)
Submitted by: Linda Crose