Mr. Roland Dwight Carroll

CARROLL, Mr. Roland Dwight - age 86, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2014 at his residence. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Canaan Baptist Church, 910 E. Gillespie St. with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Pastor Charles E. Roots officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI. Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Carroll will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 1 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday. Mr. Carroll was Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Army. Mr. Roland Dwight Carroll, son of the late Willie and Odelia Brinkley Carroll, was born July 19, 1928 in Halifax County, Enfield, North Carolina. He attended George Eastman High School, graduating in 1947. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1954. While serving at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, he graduated from the Third Army Area Food Service School. Later he was assigned to Co. “C” 645th Engineers Combat Battalion, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. He also served his military career in England, France and Germany. After his military career he spent time on his family farm in Enfield, North Carolina, raising tobacco, cotton and peanuts. On December 20, 1956, he married Doris Harris Miller. They eventually relocated to Flint, Michigan where he was employed at General Motors Metal Fabricating Plant, retiring August 1, 1990. Mr. Carroll joined Wayman African Methodist Episcopal Church early in life. He sang in the choir and participated in many church activities. Here in Flint, he attended St. Paul’s Episcopal Church where he sang on many programs. However, he always kept his faith with Wayman A.M.E. Church. Mr. Carroll was an avid rider of his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, even receiving a “Hard Luck” trophy from the Falcons Motorcycle Club after breaking a leg. During his years in Flint, he became affiliated with John W. Stephen Masonic Lodge No. 56, and Oman Temple No. 72 of the A.E.A.O.N. Shrine. Mr. Roland Dwight Carroll was preceded in death by: his great-grandson, Kemond Whorton; parents, Willie and Odelia B. Carroll; sister, Velda C. Baker; and brother, Napoleon Carroll. Mr. Roland Dwight Carroll is survived by: his wife, Doris; son, Quentin K. Miller, Jr.; 4 grandchildren, Candace Miller of Port Royal, SC and Evangelist Makeba (Elder Raymond) Whorton of Lansing, MI, Michael and Kevin Caldwell of Phoenix, AZ; great-grandchildren, Mycarra, Daquan, Kiara, Evelyn, Lydia, Cassonda, Jadon and Raymond III Whorton; 2 sisters, Vivian Bailey of Enfield, NC and Jacquelyn Mickens of Flint; brother, Willie (Elaine) Carroll of Enfield, NC; daughter-in-law, Eusett E. Miller; 3 sisters-in-law, Virginia Carroll of Flint, Alma Mayson of Ypsilanti, MI and Elaine Carroll of Enfield, NC; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends. The family of Roland Dwight Carroll would like to express special thanks to all his family, neighbors, special friends, Sgt. Charlotte Brown, Dr. Abdel-Halim, McLaren Medical Center and McLaren Home Hospice Care for their kind support and care.

Mr. Roland Dwight Carroll

July 19, 1928 - September 20, 2014