{"id":5542,"date":"2020-09-06T08:28:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T12:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/?p=5542"},"modified":"2020-09-06T08:28:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T12:28:06","slug":"carroll-becky-lucille","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/carroll-becky-lucille\/","title":{"rendered":"Carroll, Becky Lucille"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Nearly 55 years after she \u201cgraced earth with her presence\u201d (as she would say), <em><strong>Becky Lucille Carroll<\/strong><\/em> left it behind on June 19, 2020: better and brighter than she found it. Just her style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Born in Lewis County, August 9, 1965, Becky grew up in Michigan but couldn\u2019t stay gone for long. Eventually, she made her way back home . She loved the Lewis County community, and it showed. If there was a cause to volunteer for, chances are you\u2019d find her there, behind the scenes, working hard for nothing in return except a full heart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Becky had a servant\u2019s heart and was a true giver. To the community she cared so deeply for, she left pieces of herself. Blood, sweat, tears and happy memories are the imprints left by her on anything she touched. If Becky was involved, you could bet the family farm that she left it a better version of itself. It was her investment into something greater than herself. By all accounts, The Jaycees &#8211; of which she was the first female member, 4-H Program, Christmas in Hohenwald, The Senior Center, The South Central Area Fairboard and so many other organizations have benefited from her dedication and sacrifice and will long continue doing so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Becky\u2019s legacy is one that will live on in Lewis County through the numerous lives she touched over the years. If you knew her, you understood you were blessed. She had no friends, only an incredibly large family. If you weren\u2019t claimed by her, it\u2019s only because she didn\u2019t know you yet. She became \u201cMama Beck\u201d, \u201cAunt Beck\u201d or \u201cSis\u201d to everyone she knew, because she just made you feel loved and welcomed, as if you were part of her family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0Becky was everybody\u2019s favorite. She was also everybody\u2019s \u201cno\u201d friend. If honest advice is what you were looking for, hers was the door you knocked on. Even if it hurt, she\u2019d tell you the truth. \u201cI still love you, though,\u201d she would say. And, you knew it. That\u2019s why you sought her advice time and time again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">She was a cusser and a prayer. She\u2019d cuss you out for doing something stupid, then pray, in that same breath, for the strength to resist knocking you out. She was down to earth and a class act. Becky was humble, but she made sure you knew your worth and how to stand up for yourself. She was sarcastic and painfully honest. She would call you out on your mess, yet never leave your side as she helped walk you through it. At any given moment, she was a pistol ready to fire and a big ol\u2019 teddy bear who gave the best hugs. More than anything, though, Becky Lucille Carroll was genuine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In these new days without her, she would want you to cry. In fact, she would probably come back to knock the tears out of you if you didn\u2019t. Yes, she would want you to cry and scream out and wonder how you\u2019re going to go on without her, but not for too long.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u201cSuck it up, Buttercup,\u201d she would say. \u201cAin\u2019t nobody got time for that. There\u2019s work to do. Plus your face turns ugly when you cry. You know I love you, though.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Becky Lucille Carroll passed away June 19, 2020, peacefully at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">She is survived by her children, Christopher (Macy) Lomax, Constance (Chad) Carroll, Cory (Kristy) Carroll, her grandchildren, Keegan Carroll, Cazden Lomax, Hunter Carroll, Gunner Franks and Presley Clayton, her sister Denice (Troy) Woodie, and her brother Greg Goodwin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Visitation will be held June 20, 2020, from 5-9 pm at Blondy Church. A funeral service will be Sunday June 21 at 4 pm at Blondy.\u00a0 No burial will follow as Becky wished to be cremated.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 55 years after she \u201cgraced earth with her presence\u201d (as she would say), Becky Lucille Carroll left it behind on June 19, 2020: better and brighter than she found it. Just her style. Born in Lewis County, August 9, 1965, Becky grew up in Michigan but couldn\u2019t stay gone for long. 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