She was born December 29, 1913 in Clio.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Eugene F. Carney; her parents, Henry Walter and Virginia Lea Lewis Critchfield; twin sister, Belva Critchfield; brothers, Nelson, Dennis, Virgil, Rector and Chester Critchfield.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Bill Morton of Buffalo; three grandchildren, Shelly Rawlings and her husband, Patrick, of Parkersburg, Adam Morton and his wife, Stacey, of Eleanor and Brian Morton and his wife, Kara, of Cross Lanes; six great-grandchildren, Megan Morton, Kaylyn Morton, Joshua Rawlings, Aaron Rawlings, Seth Morton and Tessleigh Morton; sister-in-law, Ruth Critchfield of Owensboro, Ky.; niece, Sue Cline of Ravenswood; nephews, Ed Critchfield of Jackson, Tenn., Don Critchfield of Owensboro, Ky., and Ted and Tom Critchfield of Lexington, Ky.
Touching many lives, Mrs. Carney taught 30 years in the public schools of Jackson and Kanawha counties and also served as an art consultant for Kanawha County schools before joining the staff of Morris Harvey College as an assistant professor of art. She graduated from Gilmer High School in 1939 and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Morris Harvey College and Master of Arts from Marshall University.
She was a member and a former organist of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Nitro, attended Shiloah Independent Church, Red House, and was a charter member of the Tau Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society.
The family wishes to express its heartfelt love and appreciation to the staff and friends of Broadmore Assisted Living, where she resided, and to special caregivers Juanita Jividen, Carrie Conley, Barbara Booth and Gail Whittington, who cared for her while still at home.
She was born December 29, 1913 in Clio.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Eugene F. Carney; her parents, Henry Walter and Virginia Lea Lewis Critchfield; twin sister, Belva Critchfield; brothers, Nelson, Dennis, Virgil, Rector and Chester Critchfield.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Bill Morton of Buffalo; three grandchildren, Shelly Rawlings and her husband, Patrick, of Parkersburg, Adam Morton and his wife, Stacey, of Eleanor and Brian Morton and his wife, Kara, of Cross Lanes; six great-grandchildren, Megan Morton, Kaylyn Morton, Joshua Rawlings, Aaron Rawlings, Seth Morton and Tessleigh Morton; sister-in-law, Ruth Critchfield of Owensboro, Ky.; niece, Sue Cline of Ravenswood; nephews, Ed Critchfield of Jackson, Tenn., Don Critchfield of Owensboro, Ky., and Ted and Tom Critchfield of Lexington, Ky.
Touching many lives, Mrs. Carney taught 30 years in the public schools of Jackson and Kanawha counties and also served as an art consultant for Kanawha County schools before joining the staff of Morris Harvey College as an assistant professor of art. She graduated from Gilmer High School in 1939 and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Morris Harvey College and Master of Arts from Marshall University.
She was a member and a former organist of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Nitro, attended Shiloah Independent Church, Red House, and was a charter member of the Tau Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society.
The family wishes to express its heartfelt love and appreciation to the staff and friends of Broadmore Assisted Living, where she resided, and to special caregivers Juanita Jividen, Carrie Conley, Barbara Booth and Gail Whittington, who cared for her while still at home.
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