Edna Mae Carroll

Edna Mae Carroll, 85, of Amarillo died Tuesday, July 23, 2013 in Amarillo. Services will be at 11:00 AM Friday at Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel with Dick Marcear, pastor of the Church of Christ at the Colonies. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St. Mrs. Carroll was born on April 15, 1928 in Panhandle to Ellis and Dora Russ. She graduated from Panhandle High School. She moved to Amarillo 46 years ago. Mrs. Carroll was an entrepreneur. She was always looking for ways to increase her income. She learned to play the piano and organ by ear and loved sharing her talent with others. She married James Yeates Carroll in 1949. They ran a farmers market in the Santa Fe Depot for several years. They made many life long friends from their market. After a debilitating, stroke in 2001, Mrs. Carroll moved to Kirkland Court Nursing and Rehab. She loved living there and was a very cheerful resident and enjoyed playing Bingo with her friends. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2003 and a Son James Jim Carroll in 1991. Mrs. Carroll is survived by 4 sons, Bill Carroll and his wife Jan, Don Carroll and his wife Nina, Gary Carroll and his wife Kim and Jerry Carroll all of Amarillo; 1 daughter, Elaine Hill and her husband Greg of Amarillo; 1 sister, Helen Tarpley of Panhandle; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorial donations to the Activity Fund at Kirkland Court Nursing and Rehab, 1601 Kirkland Dr. Amarillo, Texas 79106