A loving, caring, generous mother and wife, she was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church, had attended St. Joseph Academy and the Portsmouth public schools, was a member of Portsmouth Scottish Rite Ladies and a volunteer at Portsmouth General Hospital. Mrs. Carson retired from F.W. Woolworth Co. at the age of 71.
Surviving are her husband, Fletcher W. Carson Sr.; two daughters, Barbara C. Sprinkle and Sue Carson of Portsmouth; a son, Fletcher W. Carson Jr. of Chesapeake; a brother, Frank H. Gillerlain of Portsmouth; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The body will be taken home for viewing. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated Saturday, Nov. 28, at 11 a.m. in St. Paul's Catholic Church. A Christian wake service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the residence. Friends may join the family at the residence. Burial will be in Portsmouth Catholic Cemetery.
A loving, caring, generous mother and wife, she was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church, had attended St. Joseph Academy and the Portsmouth public schools, was a member of Portsmouth Scottish Rite Ladies and a volunteer at Portsmouth General Hospital. Mrs. Carson retired from F.W. Woolworth Co. at the age of 71.
Surviving are her husband, Fletcher W. Carson Sr.; two daughters, Barbara C. Sprinkle and Sue Carson of Portsmouth; a son, Fletcher W. Carson Jr. of Chesapeake; a brother, Frank H. Gillerlain of Portsmouth; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The body will be taken home for viewing. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated Saturday, Nov. 28, at 11 a.m. in St. Paul's Catholic Church. A Christian wake service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the residence. Friends may join the family at the residence. Burial will be in Portsmouth Catholic Cemetery.
Inscription
CARSON
DAUGHTER
PATRICIA J.
JUNE 25, 1953
JUNE 11, 1967
MOTHER
CATHERINE G.
DEC. 20, 1915
NOV. 25, 1992
FATHER
FLETCHER W.
SEPT. 29, 1916
JUNE 23, 2006
Family Members
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Nellie Mary "Ellen" Gillerlain Harrison
1909–1970
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Joseph Donovan Gillerlain
1911–1986
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Mildred Mary Gillerlain
1914–1915
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Leo Nolan Gillerlain
1917–1985
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Frank Hope Gillerlain Sr
1920–2006
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Virginia Ann Gillerlain Bazemore
1922–1971
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June Frances Gillerlain Simmons
1923–1969
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PFC Ervin E Gillerlain
1925–1945
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