Carole Abney

RINGGOLD — Carole Jacqueline Abney, 79, of Ringgold, Ga. passed away Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. A resident of the Ringgold area for most of her life, she received her Masters Degree in Medical Technology from UTC and was of the Methodist faith. Carole was a former employee of Erlanger Hospital, a former Inspector of Hospital Laboratories in East Tennessee and later worked for the City of Ringgold. She is preceded in death by her parents, Grover Watson and Wilma Joyce Davis Abney. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Laura and Jim Henderson of Ringgold, Ga.; nephew, Jim Henderson II; and several cousins. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, at Anderson Cemetery in Ringgold, Georgia. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to your favorite charity. The family will receive friends 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home Wallis-Stewart Chapel Ringgold, Ga. An online register book may be signed at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.