Obituary of Howard Leonard Carroll

Services for Howard Leonard Carroll, 51, Overton, are scheduled for 1:00 pm, Monday, February 19, at the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home chapel, Overton with the Reverend Doctor Tony Henson officiating. Burial will be in the Mason Cemetery, Arp. Mr. Carroll died Friday, February 16, at his residence. He was born March 31, 1955, in New Kentonson, Pennsylvania to Donald Gilbert Carroll and Janice Sigler Carroll. He moved to the Overton area from Bossier City, Louisiana in 1978. Mr. Carroll was employed by Jewell Concrete, Tyler. He loved to hunt and also loved his work. Mr. Carroll also enjoyed being with his grandchildren. He was a member of the Merrywood Baptist Church, Haughton, Louisiana. Survivors include his wife, Pamela Carroll, Overton; two sons, Donald Carroll, Tyler and Jermey Malmay, Rosharon; a daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and James Gary Bell, Bronson; his mother, Janice Reeks, Hornbeck, Louisiana; three brothers, Johnny Carroll and William Eli Jordan, both of Hornbeck, Louisiana, and Jay Lamar Evans, Tennessee; four sisters, Dora Lea Erwin, New Llano, Louisiana, Susan Simpson, Zwolle, Louisiana, Cynthia Sant, Tullos, Louisiana, and Beverly Evans, Birmingham, Alabama; four grandchildren, Christie Carroll, Shelton Lee Bell, Donna Gail Carroll, and Christopher Lee Malmay; numerous nieces and nephews; and a great-niece, Alisa Bridges. Pallbearers will be Kenneth Snodgrass, Mike Mulligan, Patrick Patton, Justin McCurley, and Arturo Cornejo. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Sunday, February 18.