03/18/2025

Carolyn Kay (Oliver) Elliott, 79, of Port Bolivar, TX and formerly of Garrison, TX, passed away March 12, 2025.

Funeral service will be held at 12 noon, on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Garrison Funeral Home with Bro. Rick Martinez and Bro. Fred Duncan officiating. Interment will follow at Caledonia Cemetery in Garrison. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 11am.

Carolyn Kay Elliott was born in Shelby County to Riley Bryant Oliver and Bessie Kay Oliver on July 11, 1945. She married Amos Elliott on February 23, 1963, in Timpson, Texas. She was a retired Neuro-ICU nurse at Methodist Hospital in the downtown district of Houston. Carolyn loved to bake her cakes and pies, almost over cooking for every holiday. There was always so much food left over. She was well known for her cornbread stuffing amongst her friends and family that many came over during the holidays to help make the 10 to 12 pans. Everyone had cornbread for Thanksgiving and Christmas ready to go. Carolyn was involved in church her entire life. She was a member of Trinity Pentecostal Church of God for many years under Pastor Joe Clark, then there was Fred and Jody Duncan, her dearest friends as her pastors at the Foursquare Church. Lastly, until she could not attend services any longer, she attended Bethel Community Church under Paster Rick Martinez where she joined with members from her Trinity Church friends. Carolyn was well known for taking in and taking care of many souls her entire life. She leant out a helping hand whenever possible to whomever needed it.

Carolyn is survived by:

Daughter, Rhonda Pavlu

Grandchildren:
Laura Anderson
Noah Elliott
Sarah Elliott
Colton Pavlu
Kaitlin Pavlu
Shelby Pavlu
Hunter Pavlu
Riley Pavlu

Sister, Bessie Dell Reeves

Brother, Byron Oliver

Great-grandchildren:
Ava Gomez
Brecken William Pavlu

Carolyn is preceded in death by her parents, Riley Bryant Oliver and Bessie Kay Oliver; her brothers, William Gus Oliver, Riley Bryant “RB” Oliver, Bruce Charles Oliver, Gordan Huburn Oliver, James Oliver, and Cecil Omar Oliver; and her two sons, Kevin Patrick Elliott and Lance William Elliott.

In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to the 100 Club, https://the100club.org/general-contribution/.

The family of Carolyn Kay Elliott wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Bethel Community Church for your love and support, Heart to Heart Hospice for the excellent care and friendship provided when she needed it most, Garrison Funeral Home and Jeff Elliott for being extremely compassionate and empathetic during this time of our need, and lastly, to our friends and family for the kind words and thoughts expressed our way during this time.

Services under the direction of Garrison Funeral Home, Garrison, Texas.