Carolyn Parker Rhodes, 90, of Mishawaka, In. died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Hospice House of South Bend. The Starkville native was born October 23, 1923 to George W. and Lillian Carolyn (Aven) Parker. On December 24, she married Jack Douglas Rhodes in Iuka, and he preceded her in death November 5, 2008 after 60 years of marriage. She was a registered nurse in obstetrics and pediatrics for over 40 years, working in area hospitals until her retirement as Supervising Nurse in the pediatrics Dept. at South Bend Osteopathic Hospital. She was a member of South Side General Baptist Church, was an avid fan of Notre Dame and the Chicago Cubs, and enjoyed an occasional trip to the casinos in Las Vegas.
She is survived by her children, Jack D. (Kathy) Rhodes, Jr., Michigan City, and James Timothy (Peggy) Rhodes, Niles MI; sisters, Alice (Fred) Burke and Sara Kenwright, both of Greenwood, and Sharon Brasher, Foley AL; brothers, George (Sara) Parker, Clinton, and Sidney (June) Parker, Big Creek; grandchildren, Laura Rhodes (Shasky), Cleveland OH; Jerod (Samantha) Rhodes, Jeffersontown, KY, and great-grandchildren, Hollis and Harper Rhodes of Jeffersontown.
Her funeral service was Friday, July 25 at Chapel Hill Funeral Home, 10776 McKinley Hwy. Burial was in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.
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