Carolyn Ann Krall

Carolyn Ann Krall, 71, of Beaumont, died Thursday, May 9, 2019. She was born on August 24, 1947, in Dallas, to Virginia Lois Cecil Moore and Roy Paxton Moore. Carolyn was a graduate of Bryan Adams High School in Dallas, Texas and received a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University. She was a proud member of several women’s organizations throughout her life including the Beaumont Junior Forum, the Red Hat Society, and she was a past president of The Women of St. Mark’s at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Beaumont. Carolyn helped shape the lives of many children as a long time teacher of 4 year-olds at All Saints School in Beaumont.

Carolyn’s hobbies included reading, crafts, spoiling her grandchildren, and collecting Christmas decorations. She dearly loved all of her immediate and extended family. One of her greatest joys in life was being a grandmother and hearing her grandchildren call her Mimi. Her warm smile was unforgettable. She leaves behind many friends and family who will miss her immensely.

Survivors include her oldest son, Joel Gardner, and his son, Paxton, of The Colony, Texas; her younger son, Matt Gardner and his wife, Amanda, and their daughters, Alexis and Aubrie, of Beaumont, Texas; and her sister, Judy Carruthers and her husband, Robert, of Corinth, Texas and their daughters, Kristen Thomas of Greenville, Texas and Whitney Frazier of York, Pennsylvania.

Carolyn is preceded in death by her parents and her late husband, Michael Joseph Krall II of Spring, Texas.

The family would like to thank all of the doctors involved in her care, the staff of Summer Place Nursing and Rehabilitation, Jefferson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and Harbor Hospice of Beaumont for taking care of Carolyn during the past several months.

A memorial service for Mrs. Krall will be at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, June 2, 2019, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 680 Calder Avenue, Beaumont. A gathering of her family and friends will follow at the home of Matt and Amanda Gardner. Her cremation was handled through Broussard’s Crematorium, under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont.