Carolyn Lassiter Rouse

CAROLYN LASSITER ROUSE, 88, PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 25, 2008 AT NASH GENERAL HOSPITAL. SHE WAS THE YOUNGEST OF SIX GIRLS AND THREE BOYS, BORN TO ALFRED GODWIN LASSITER AND ROSA HOLLOMAN LASSITER ALL DEPARTED. SHE WAS BORN IN BERTIE COUNTY ON MAY 11, 1920 AND WAS RAISED IN THE BATTLEBORO COMMUNITY. MRS. ROUSE WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND OF 53 YEARS; HERBERT J. ROUSE SR. SHE WAS A DEVOTED WIFE, GRANDMOTHER, AND GREAT GRANDMOTHER.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY ONE SON, HERBERT J. ROUSE JR. AND WIFE LINDA G. ROUSE OF BATTLEBORO, TWO DAUGHTERS, JANET EVANS AND HUSBAND DENNIS EVANS OF NASHVILLE, CLAUDIA VICK AND HUSBAND DAVID VICK ALSO OF NASHVILLE, SIX GRANDCHILDREN, MIKE ROUSE, DENNIS C. EVANS, MELISSA PARRISH, ANGEL RICKS, DANA KECK AND LESLIE JONES. SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY ELEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. JOSHUA ROUSE, CODY RICKS, SUMMER RICKS, MATTHE WATSON, JACOB EVANS, WESLEY PARRISH, DAVID KECK, ROSE KECK, CHRISTOPH LAPORTE, CATHERIN LAPORTE AND RYAN JONES.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS MAY HAVE A PERSONAL VIEWING FROM 11-1 ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2008 AT CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME OF NASHVILLE. GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE AT 3PM, FRIDAY, THE SAME DAY AT ROCKY MOUNT MEMORIAL PARK WITH THE REV. MARK PRIDGEN OFFICIATING.
FLOWERS WILL BE ACCEPTED OR MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH AT 1660 BEAVER POND ROAD, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27804.
ON-LINE CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE ROUSE FAMILY BY VISITING WWW.CORNERSTONERFUNERALHOMEANDCREMATIONS.COM
ARRANGEMENTS ARE ENTRUSTED TO CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATIONS, 1052 SOUTH FIRST STREET, NASHVILLE, NC 27856.