Mary Carlson

Mrs. Mary Carlson was born in Carthage, Mississippi, February 12, 1944 to her parents her parents: William Prentiss and Onelia Arretter Barnett Watkins, who precede her in death. She was a retired key punch operator for Naval Air Station in Meridian, Mississippi, a Christian by testimony of her faith, and relocated to Batesville, Arkansas, to be near her family, where she passed away at her residence on September 17, 2021 at the age of 77.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Kerry Wayne Carlson, Sr., on February 10, 1988; one daughter, Lora Lee Bailey on July 25, 2012; one grandson: Mikel Peter Carlson, Jr., and her parents, aforementioned.

Survivors include her three sons: Kerry Wayne, Jr., Mike, and Larry; twelve grandchildren and twenty-three grandchildren.