Carolyn Anne Rozell

Surviving are her husband Billy Rozell, of Tyler; two children, Cynthia Johnson Pumphrey (Jay) of Georgetown, TX and Roderick Johnson of Dallas, TX ; and a brother, Adrien Richard Burnett, Jr, of Arlington, TX. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Riley Pumphrey of Austin, TX, Peyton Pumphrey Chapman (Colin) of Austin, TX, Rebecca Stewart (Allen) of Whitehouse, Richard Johnson, A. J. Johnson, Noah Johnson of Athens, TX.

Surviving her also are step-children, Robert Brown of Timpson, TX, Dr. Suzanne Baldon of Waco, TX, Marilou Brown Smith of Nacogdoches, TX and Lori Brown (Bobby)of Suwanee, GA, Tommy Rozell of Conroe, TX and Jason Rozell, of Tyler, TX. Mrs. Rozell is also survived by a nephew, Gary W. Smith of Greensboro, NC, and nieces Sharon E. Smith of Greensboro, NC, Dianna Leigh Patterson (Edward) of Houston, TX and Laura Ann Davies (Kyle) of Los Angeles, CA.

Predeceasing her were her daughter, Sarah Katherine Brown of Tyler, her sister Sarah Burnett Smith of Martinsville, VA and her sister-in-law, Ann Burnett of Arlington, TX.

Born October 23, 1941 in Tyler to the late Adrien Richard Burnett, Sr. and the late Nellie Springer Burnett of Tyler, she was a graduate of John Tyler High School in 1959, Tyler Junior College, The University of Texas with an MA in Art. She was a Lifetime member of The First Presbyterian Church and was formerly a member of the choir, a Deacon and past President of Women of the Church. She was past president of the Tyler Symphony League, Embroiderer’s Guild, Hadassah of Tyler and many other civic organizations.

Carolyn Rozell was very active with her husband Billy in the Sharon Shrine Temple of Tyler. She was also a second- generation Easter Egg lady of Tyler, continuing the Easter Egg Design Business of her mother, Nellie Burnett.

The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Lloyd James Funeral Home. Rev Dr. Stuart Baskin of The First Presbyterian Church will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Saturday at Lloyd James Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children care of the Sharon Shrine Center of Tyler or to The First Presbyterian Church of Tyler.