St. Clair County Obits

CHARLES HAROLD CARROLL

Charles Harold "Doc" Carroll was born in Osceola, MO Dec. 13, 1912 to Laura Ellen Waters Carroll and James Green Carroll and passed away April 11, 1999 at Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center, Phoenix Aria. Due to failing health, he and Josephone moved to Arizona, April 1998 so they could enjoy the sun.
Doc, a nickname given to him in his early teens by Fred Brown, lived in the Osceola area most of his life. He joined the Osceola Church of the Brethren where he remained active until the past year.
Doc spent a shore time in the wheat harvest in Kansas. He worked in Lake City at Remington Arms during World War II leaving as he had been drafted in the armed services only to be given a reprieve the week before being shipped out, due to a change in the draft. He stayed in Osceola working for Lewis and York Chevrolet. The last several years of his working life he was an independent backhoe and welding contractor for Missouri Public Service working in Clinton.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Frances and Peggy Sherman and one brother, Jim.
Doc and Josephine Cripe were united in marriage January 1935.
He is survived by his wife, Josephon: a daughter, Marian, Scottsdale, Ariz: two drandaughters, Lea Ann McCaslin, Scottsdale: Pamela Anderson and her husband Matt, Goodyear, Ariz: one brother and sister-in -law, Ray and Paula Carroll, Osceola: nieces, Lena Raines, Wanda Layher, Peg Spiller, Donna Kagel, Connie Post, Nancy Cheney, Pat Griefe, Fern Elliot, Deannie Greenwell, June and Noma: nephews, Roy and Gene Carroll, Gene Bill and Ken Cripe, Donald and Dennis Carroll: other relatives and friends.
Services were held on Saturday, April 17 at 11am at Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel with riv. James Powers and Rev Don Carroll officiating.
Music was provided by Paula Carroll, Vocalist and Gail Ingle Accompanist.
Casketbearers were Bill Cripe, Matt Anderson, Bill Foote, Luke Mathews, Kirk Sibley, Marshall Eggert and Ken Cripe.
Honorary Casketbearers were Gene Cripe, Glen Herndon, R.J. Hannah, Carl Delong, and Bob McCaslin.
Internment was held at Pleasant Mound Cemetery.