Carol, named for the book "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, was born on Christmas, 1936, the first child of Joseph and Gabrielle (Roy) Donovan. She graduated from Saint Anne's Hospital Nursing School and became a nurse like her aunt Mary Donovan had been before her.
She married Raymond King in 1958 and had two children, Michael (b. 1959) and Colleen (b. 1960). Around 1970, the family moved to Gastonia, so that Ray could start a new branch of Globe Manufacturing in the South. She would later go on to receive a degree in counselling at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and would work much of the rest of her life as a counselor at the hospital.
Carol passed away in spring of 2004, a victim of brain cancer. She was buried at Belmont Abbey College, which she and her husband had been active supporters of since their moving to Gastonia.
She married Raymond King in 1958 and had two children, Michael (b. 1959) and Colleen (b. 1960). Around 1970, the family moved to Gastonia, so that Ray could start a new branch of Globe Manufacturing in the South. She would later go on to receive a degree in counselling at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and would work much of the rest of her life as a counselor at the hospital.
Carol passed away in spring of 2004, a victim of brain cancer. She was buried at Belmont Abbey College, which she and her husband had been active supporters of since their moving to Gastonia.
Carol, named for the book "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, was born on Christmas, 1936, the first child of Joseph and Gabrielle (Roy) Donovan. She graduated from Saint Anne's Hospital Nursing School and became a nurse like her aunt Mary Donovan had been before her.
She married Raymond King in 1958 and had two children, Michael (b. 1959) and Colleen (b. 1960). Around 1970, the family moved to Gastonia, so that Ray could start a new branch of Globe Manufacturing in the South. She would later go on to receive a degree in counselling at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and would work much of the rest of her life as a counselor at the hospital.
Carol passed away in spring of 2004, a victim of brain cancer. She was buried at Belmont Abbey College, which she and her husband had been active supporters of since their moving to Gastonia.
She married Raymond King in 1958 and had two children, Michael (b. 1959) and Colleen (b. 1960). Around 1970, the family moved to Gastonia, so that Ray could start a new branch of Globe Manufacturing in the South. She would later go on to receive a degree in counselling at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and would work much of the rest of her life as a counselor at the hospital.
Carol passed away in spring of 2004, a victim of brain cancer. She was buried at Belmont Abbey College, which she and her husband had been active supporters of since their moving to Gastonia.
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