Abney, Carole Jacqueline (Ringgold)

Carole Jacqueline Abney, 79, of Ringgold, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019. A resident of the Ringgold area for most of her life, she received her masters degree in medical technology from UTC and was of the Methodist faith. Carole was a former employee of Erlanger Hospital, a former inspector of Hospital Laboratories in East Tennessee and later worked for the City of Ringgold. 

She is preceded in death by her parents, Grover Watson and Wilma Joyce Davis Abney. 

She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Laura and Jim Henderson, of Ringgold; nephew, Jim Henderson, II; and several cousins. 

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at Anderson Cemetery in Ringgold.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to your favorite charity. 

The family will receive friends from 5:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday and noon-1:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. 
Arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home Wallis-Stewart Chapel-Ringgold.