Obituaries
Mrs. Carol Moore Edwards Deanes
03/31/1948 - 01/03/2025
Carol Moore Edwards Deanes (Carol, “Aunt Carol”, “Omi”), age 76, died peacefully in her sleep on Jan 3, 2025, at Carolina Point Nursing Home in Durham, NC, where she resided near her sister in her final six years of life. Prior to Durham, she resided in VA and NC for several decades with or near her son and his family after her husband died at age 40. Throughout those years, she left Suffolk (where she, her husband, and son lived) and moved to Ebony, then Lake Gaston, Nags Head, and the Staunton, VA area.
A native of Ebony, VA (Brunswick County), Carol was born on Mar 31, 1948, at MCV Hospital in Richmond, VA, to parents Hubert Lightfoot Edwards and Pauline Moseley Edwards. She later married Benjamin Frederick Deanes, Jr (Freddie) of Murfreesboro, NC, on May 10, 1968 — all preceded her in death.
Carol is survived by her son Benjamin Frederick Deanes, III (Teddy) and wife Deena; granddaughters Hannah Deanes Ziebol and husband Will, Madyson Valentine Moon and husband Tyler; grandson Jordan Conner; great-grandchildren Aiden Conner (12), Liam Ziebol (3) and Freddie Moon (2 months); sister Anne Hartley and husband Al; niece Erica and husband Chris, nephew Nick and wife Joanna; great-nephew Will (13) and great-niece Kate (10); double-first cousins Libba Moseley, Harvey Moseley and wife Sarah, and their families; paternal first cousins Lee Crenshaw, III and partner Susan and family, Walford Crenshaw and wife Joyce, and the family of the late Dottie Crenshaw Cronk and husband Tabor – both deceased; maternal first cousins Hank Moseley and wife Jan and family, Allen Moseley, and Clay Moseley and wife Janet and family.
The funeral will be held on Sat, Jan 18, 2025, at Prospect United Methodist Church (1974 Ebony Rd, Ebony, VA 23845), beginning with visitation at 10 AM and service at 11 AM, with interment after in the Prospect Cemetery. A luncheon for all attending is planned in the church fellowship hall following the service. After, the family will gather at their homeplace near the church (42 Robinson Ferry Road, Ebony, VA 23845), and they welcome relatives and friends to stop by.
If you had a connection to Carol in some way, please join to celebrate Carol’s life and be a part of her send-off. In lieu of flowers, consider a Memorial Donation to Prospect Cemetery Association, PO Box 29, Ebony, VA 23845.
The family is being served by Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory of South Hill, VA. Condolences can be made online at CrowderHiteCrews.com.
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Carol was a good person. I always enjoyed chatting with her during my frequent trips to her nursing home while visiting the Hartleys.
Carol and I got along.The world was a better place with her in it.
FAMILY AND FRIEND
MAY ETERNAL PEACE SURROUND AND BE WITH CAROL AND ALL HER FAMILY. I (Shot)
was BLEST TO BE A PART OF HER LIFE.
I always enjoyed Ms Carol each time we ate in Carolina Pointe nursing dining room! I roll over in my wheelchair and she’d smile at me and I would tell her I love you Carol Dean’s. She always was so kind to me each and every day! She’s walking the streets of gold and saying help me! I know when God takes me I will see her at those pearly gates just a smiling! Till we meet again Ms Carol this Georgia girl will never forget you!