Carolyn Langston Fewell, age 81, died Friday, March 20, 2015 at her home in Water Valley, MS. The third of six children, she was born July 5, 1933 in Oakland, MS, to the late Billie Crum and Ruth Audrey Pate Langston. Carolyn was a graduate of Water Valley High School and well known for her outstanding athletic abilities in basketball. After graduating high school, Carolyn went to Memphis and applied for a job with Allenberg Cotton Company. She was hired on the spot and worked until she retired after forty-six years of service. She was a member of Ford’s Well Church of Christ and later attended the Water Valley Church of Christ. Carolyn enjoyed baking bread and fried apple pies for family and friends, feeding the birds, keeping her yard neat and spending time with her family and friends.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 24, 2015 from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley, MS. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 2:00 pm in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks with Bro. Billy Sasser and Bro. Allen Drewery officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley, MS.
Carolyn is survived by two sisters, Martha “Mott” Williamson (Billy Brice) of Water Valley, MS and Dorothy “Dot” Smith of Memphis, TN; one brother, David Langston (Jo) of Water Valley, MS; a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Virginia Strunk and her brother, Billy Langston.