Charles A. Carroll, 91, of Hillsboro, formerly of Nokomis and Fillmore, died Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, at 6:36 p.m. at Montgomery County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Taylor Springs.
Visitation will be held Friday, Aug. 6, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Fillmore United Methodist Church in Fillmore. Funeral services will follow at 12 p.m. at the church with Pastor Kathy Lewis officiating. Burial will be held in Glendale Cemetery in Fillmore. Sutton Funeral Home in Nokomis is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Carroll was born Dec. 27, 1929, in Oconee, the son of John Carmen and Iola Fern (Craig) Carroll. He married Erma Mae Alexander-Burk on Jan. 14, 1967, in Hillsboro, and she preceded him in death on April 14, 2007.
He was a veteran of the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a high lift operator for 38 years at Central Illinois Stone which became Material Service before his retirement in 1999. A member of the United Methodist Church in Fillmore, he was a 40-year member of the Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Carroll is survived by his daughters, Susie (Jim) Anderson of Flower Mound, TX, Cindy (George) McMorrow of Ocean, NJ, and Julie (Bob) Burnham of Jackson, MO; grandchildren, Patrick (Keely) Anderson of Van Alstyne, TX, Jenny (Tyler) Grawe of Colorado Springs, CO, Tara (Dan) Walker of Belmar, NJ, Caitlin McMorrow of Ocean, NJ, Lauren (Hugh) McGowan of Cape Girardeau, MO, and Landon Burnham of Jackson, MO; great-grandchildren, Christian and Kennedy Grawe of Colorado Springs, CO, Case Anderson of Van Alstyne, TX, and Jacob Charles and Logan Walker of Belmar, NJ; sister, LaWanda Anderson of Nokomis; brothers, Ed Carroll of Bradenton, FL and Lynn (Sheila) Carroll of Oconee; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by brothers, Cecil, Jim, Russell and Rex Carroll; and sisters, Ruth Rambo, Imogene Foster, Mary Ann Carroll and Sandy Gaskin.
Memorials may be made to Glendale Cemetery, Fillmore Historical Society or the Fillmore United Methodist Church.
Online condolences may be left at www.suttonmemorialhome.com.
