Beatrice Roberts Carson

Winston-Salem – Beatrice Roberts Carson, 79, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2008 after a long illness with Alzheimer’s Disease. A graveside memorial service will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Greenview Cemetery in Reidsville with Rev. Charles Martin officiating. Mrs. Carson was born on March 5, 1929 in Reidsville to the late Julius Lynch and Lucy Wilson Roberts. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Reidsville since childhood, but attended Cornerstone Baptist Church in Winston-Salem until her health failed. After graduating from Reidsville High School in 1946, she attended Elon College. In 1949, she married John Edward Carson and moved to Winston-Salem. She retired from Western Electric/AT&T in 1988 after 38 years of service. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Carson, Jr. She was a loving and devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and a friend to many along her life’s journey. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Anne and Alan Hodges of Winston-Salem, her granddaughter, the love and pride of her life, Jessica Hodges Tufillaro and husband, Louis Tufillaro III and her great granddaughter, Sophia Carson Tufillaro, all of Greensboro. The family will see friends immediately following the service and other times at the home of her daughter. Memorials may be made to Cornerstone Baptist Church Music Fund, 4507 Thomasville Road, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27107.