Carolyn attended Lubbock Christian College and was a graduate of Harding University with a BA in Elementary Education. She was a talented artist, painter, crafter, and interior designer with a passion for herbal foods and their efficacy for health.
Carolyn treasured people and the church. A devoted Christian homemaker and minister’s wife, she served as a member of the Bentonville Church of Christ for 40 years. She loved her family, singing, leading 6th grade Bible classes, and studying and teaching Biblical Evidences and Archaeology.
She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Walton, of Bentonville, by two sons, Todd and Holly of Bentonville and David and Robyn of Springdale, AR, her stepmother, Virginia Cowan of Edmond, OK, a brother, Joe Cowan of Arp, TX, two stepbrothers, Paul Parrish of Duncan, OK and Jon White of Guthrie, OK, a sister, Jan Arcidy of Bonita Springs, FL, and her five beloved grandsons: Hunter, Aidan, Jacoby, Jonah, and Isaac.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a stepbrother, Mark Parrish.
Arrangements are under the care of Callison-Lough Funeral Home of Bentonville. www.CallisonLoughFH.com.
