Bordwine Funeral Home
T.J. Carroll, 95, of Etowah, TN, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, December 4, 2021.
Born November 5, 1926 to Virgil and Clemmie Carroll. He was a member of North Etowah Baptist Church. He served his country in WWII in the US Navy's Pacific Fleet aboard the destroyer escort U.S.S. Ray K. Edwards.
T.J. was a master carpenter and cabinet maker, well known for his unmatched craftsmanship.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil and Clemmie Carroll; daughter, Dianne Akins; grandson, Travis Carroll; sisters, Juanita Steele, Stellita Stewart; brothers, Gary and Ronnie Carroll; previous wife and mother of his children, Eva Sue Carroll.
He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Don Newman, Susan and Chris Hensley; sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Gail Carroll, Tim and Kay Carroll, Greg and Janice Carroll; 14 grandchildren, Keith Akins, Joey Akins, Amy Williams, Brad Newman, Wes Newman, Wade Newman, Byron Carroll, Tyson Carroll, Eric Carroll, Casper Carroll, Kelly Carroll, Allison Lee, David Hensley and Matt Hensley; 30 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Burna Dene and Billy Clark; brother, David Carroll ; several special nieces, nephews and cousins; special friends, Violet Stokes and Raul Watson.
Funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, December 10, 2021 in the chapel of Bordwine Funeral Home with Mark Hensley officiating.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Friday prior to the service.
Interment will follow the service in Mars Hill Cemetery.
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T.J. Carroll served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. He served aboard the USS Ray K. Edwards which was deployed in 1945 to the Pacific Fleet sailing to Okinawa. After the War ended, they sailed to Japan being among the first to arrive and responsible for sweeping mines to make way for the U.S. occupation forces.
Etowah Enterprise
May 1949
Mamie Jo Horton, Enterprise reporter, wrote a story about a young Etowah man who had made good in his profession. He had worked his way to the top with the Gem and Martin Theaters. T.J. Carroll, age 21, had just been named manager of the Martin Theater in Columbus, Georgia. According to Miss Horton's story, Mr. Carroll had started with the Gem Theater in Etowah at age 12 delivering movie circulars house to house over Etowah. He eventually was promoted to being a ticket taker and then on to an assistant manager. Mr. Carroll was made a manager of a theater in Cartersville, Georiga, before being named manager of the theater in Columbus. Mr. Carroll and his wife, the former Eva Sue Newman, and their daughters, Dianne and Nancy, were getting set to move to Columbus very soon.
T.J. Carroll, 95, of Etowah, TN, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, December 4, 2021.
Born November 5, 1926 to Virgil and Clemmie Carroll. He was a member of North Etowah Baptist Church. He served his country in WWII in the US Navy's Pacific Fleet aboard the destroyer escort U.S.S. Ray K. Edwards.
T.J. was a master carpenter and cabinet maker, well known for his unmatched craftsmanship.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil and Clemmie Carroll; daughter, Dianne Akins; grandson, Travis Carroll; sisters, Juanita Steele, Stellita Stewart; brothers, Gary and Ronnie Carroll; previous wife and mother of his children, Eva Sue Carroll.
He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Don Newman, Susan and Chris Hensley; sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Gail Carroll, Tim and Kay Carroll, Greg and Janice Carroll; 14 grandchildren, Keith Akins, Joey Akins, Amy Williams, Brad Newman, Wes Newman, Wade Newman, Byron Carroll, Tyson Carroll, Eric Carroll, Casper Carroll, Kelly Carroll, Allison Lee, David Hensley and Matt Hensley; 30 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Burna Dene and Billy Clark; brother, David Carroll ; several special nieces, nephews and cousins; special friends, Violet Stokes and Raul Watson.
Funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, December 10, 2021 in the chapel of Bordwine Funeral Home with Mark Hensley officiating.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Friday prior to the service.
Interment will follow the service in Mars Hill Cemetery.
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T.J. Carroll served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. He served aboard the USS Ray K. Edwards which was deployed in 1945 to the Pacific Fleet sailing to Okinawa. After the War ended, they sailed to Japan being among the first to arrive and responsible for sweeping mines to make way for the U.S. occupation forces.
Etowah Enterprise
May 1949
Mamie Jo Horton, Enterprise reporter, wrote a story about a young Etowah man who had made good in his profession. He had worked his way to the top with the Gem and Martin Theaters. T.J. Carroll, age 21, had just been named manager of the Martin Theater in Columbus, Georgia. According to Miss Horton's story, Mr. Carroll had started with the Gem Theater in Etowah at age 12 delivering movie circulars house to house over Etowah. He eventually was promoted to being a ticket taker and then on to an assistant manager. Mr. Carroll was made a manager of a theater in Cartersville, Georiga, before being named manager of the theater in Columbus. Mr. Carroll and his wife, the former Eva Sue Newman, and their daughters, Dianne and Nancy, were getting set to move to Columbus very soon.
Bordwine Funeral Home
T.J. Carroll, 95, of Etowah, TN, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, December 4, 2021.
Born November 5, 1926 to Virgil and Clemmie Carroll. He was a member of North Etowah Baptist Church. He served his country in WWII in the US Navy's Pacific Fleet aboard the destroyer escort U.S.S. Ray K. Edwards.
T.J. was a master carpenter and cabinet maker, well known for his unmatched craftsmanship.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil and Clemmie Carroll; daughter, Dianne Akins; grandson, Travis Carroll; sisters, Juanita Steele, Stellita Stewart; brothers, Gary and Ronnie Carroll; previous wife and mother of his children, Eva Sue Carroll.
He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Don Newman, Susan and Chris Hensley; sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Gail Carroll, Tim and Kay Carroll, Greg and Janice Carroll; 14 grandchildren, Keith Akins, Joey Akins, Amy Williams, Brad Newman, Wes Newman, Wade Newman, Byron Carroll, Tyson Carroll, Eric Carroll, Casper Carroll, Kelly Carroll, Allison Lee, David Hensley and Matt Hensley; 30 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Burna Dene and Billy Clark; brother, David Carroll ; several special nieces, nephews and cousins; special friends, Violet Stokes and Raul Watson.
Funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, December 10, 2021 in the chapel of Bordwine Funeral Home with Mark Hensley officiating.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Friday prior to the service.
Interment will follow the service in Mars Hill Cemetery.
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T.J. Carroll served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. He served aboard the USS Ray K. Edwards which was deployed in 1945 to the Pacific Fleet sailing to Okinawa. After the War ended, they sailed to Japan being among the first to arrive and responsible for sweeping mines to make way for the U.S. occupation forces.
Etowah Enterprise
May 1949
Mamie Jo Horton, Enterprise reporter, wrote a story about a young Etowah man who had made good in his profession. He had worked his way to the top with the Gem and Martin Theaters. T.J. Carroll, age 21, had just been named manager of the Martin Theater in Columbus, Georgia. According to Miss Horton's story, Mr. Carroll had started with the Gem Theater in Etowah at age 12 delivering movie circulars house to house over Etowah. He eventually was promoted to being a ticket taker and then on to an assistant manager. Mr. Carroll was made a manager of a theater in Cartersville, Georiga, before being named manager of the theater in Columbus. Mr. Carroll and his wife, the former Eva Sue Newman, and their daughters, Dianne and Nancy, were getting set to move to Columbus very soon.
T.J. Carroll, 95, of Etowah, TN, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, December 4, 2021.
Born November 5, 1926 to Virgil and Clemmie Carroll. He was a member of North Etowah Baptist Church. He served his country in WWII in the US Navy's Pacific Fleet aboard the destroyer escort U.S.S. Ray K. Edwards.
T.J. was a master carpenter and cabinet maker, well known for his unmatched craftsmanship.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil and Clemmie Carroll; daughter, Dianne Akins; grandson, Travis Carroll; sisters, Juanita Steele, Stellita Stewart; brothers, Gary and Ronnie Carroll; previous wife and mother of his children, Eva Sue Carroll.
He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Don Newman, Susan and Chris Hensley; sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Gail Carroll, Tim and Kay Carroll, Greg and Janice Carroll; 14 grandchildren, Keith Akins, Joey Akins, Amy Williams, Brad Newman, Wes Newman, Wade Newman, Byron Carroll, Tyson Carroll, Eric Carroll, Casper Carroll, Kelly Carroll, Allison Lee, David Hensley and Matt Hensley; 30 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Burna Dene and Billy Clark; brother, David Carroll ; several special nieces, nephews and cousins; special friends, Violet Stokes and Raul Watson.
Funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, December 10, 2021 in the chapel of Bordwine Funeral Home with Mark Hensley officiating.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Friday prior to the service.
Interment will follow the service in Mars Hill Cemetery.
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T.J. Carroll served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. He served aboard the USS Ray K. Edwards which was deployed in 1945 to the Pacific Fleet sailing to Okinawa. After the War ended, they sailed to Japan being among the first to arrive and responsible for sweeping mines to make way for the U.S. occupation forces.
Etowah Enterprise
May 1949
Mamie Jo Horton, Enterprise reporter, wrote a story about a young Etowah man who had made good in his profession. He had worked his way to the top with the Gem and Martin Theaters. T.J. Carroll, age 21, had just been named manager of the Martin Theater in Columbus, Georgia. According to Miss Horton's story, Mr. Carroll had started with the Gem Theater in Etowah at age 12 delivering movie circulars house to house over Etowah. He eventually was promoted to being a ticket taker and then on to an assistant manager. Mr. Carroll was made a manager of a theater in Cartersville, Georiga, before being named manager of the theater in Columbus. Mr. Carroll and his wife, the former Eva Sue Newman, and their daughters, Dianne and Nancy, were getting set to move to Columbus very soon.
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