Funeral services celebrating the life of Mrs. Carole L. Causey, 86, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:30 P.M., Saturday, March 5, 2022, in the Mausoleum Chapel at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, LA, with Rev. Warren Eckhardt officiating. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:30 P.M. until service time on Saturday.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 58 years, Claude A. Causey, Jr.; son, Claude A. Causey, III and wife Connie Causey; her parents, Solon and Florence Sherman; sisters, Florence Beebe (Floss), Pricilla Roof (Pert), Hilda Bellot, and Marilyn Fuquay (Minnie); brothers, Solon I. Sherman (Sos) and Charles Sherman (Charlie).
She is survived by her son, William G. Causey and wife Deanna; daughter, Michelle C. Morris and husband Keith; sister, Dorothy Mitchell (Dart); five grandchildren, Terence Causey, Breanna Acker and husband Ryan, Jason Causey, Taylor Morris, and Chase Morris; two step grandchildren, Nick Warner and wife Devann, and Tyler Warner; and her great grandchildren, Luke and Lyla; along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Carole Causey was born on August 13, 1935, in Poultney, VT and passed from this life to be with the Lord on March 1, 2022, in Brandon, MS. She was one of eight children, who were all raised on a large dairy farm in Vermont. Hard work, Christian morals, and family values were instilled at an early age.
After graduating high school, she attended St. Margaret’s School of Nursing, while working at The Infants Home of Brooklyn, NY. During this time, she met a young soldier who swept her off her feet and were soon married. They were stationed in many states and abroad, she supported her husband while raising three beautiful children. They settled in West Monroe, LA. Mrs. Carole was a member of Claiborne United Methodist Church. After her husband passed away in 2016, she moved to Brandon, MS, to live with her daughter. She loved being with family and friends. She also loved dancing, crocheting, word searches, playing cards, puzzles, baking and she was very artistic. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved reading her Bible and listening to Christian music.
One of her favorite verses was John 3:16. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” NIV
The family would like to express a special thank you to the devoted help and care for mom by Accent Care and Sta-Home Hospice Care, and special thanks to her nurse, Amy. Also, to LadyBug Home Care, LLC-Linda Brown, owner, Brenda Brown her loving caregiver, and a true blessing from God, Jada Brown, caregiver, and also Chaplain Charlton Johnson who prayed and sang with Mom.