Carolyn Scarlett Hockaday

Mrs. Carolyn Scarlett Hockaday, 78, of Wake Forest passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. She was born January 8, 1938 in Alamance Co. to Rupert Franklin and Edna Wrenn Scarlett. Mrs. Hockaday retired from the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem with 32 years of service. Following retirement she helped to create and organize the Housing Authority Retirees group where she was the secretary. She was a very loving mother and grandmother who was very dedicated to her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Harden Hockaday and a daughter, Susan Hockaday. Surviving is a son, Mark Hockaday and wife Barbara of High Point; a daughter, Anita Simkins and husband Tim of Wake Forest; four grandchildren, Chad Hockaday and wife Chelsea, Olivia Hockaday, Joshua Simkins and Katelyn Simkins; a brother, Ronnie Scarlett and wife Jean and two sisters, Martha Ledford and Brenda Evans and husband Everette. A memorial service will be held 4:00 P.M. Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grace Haven Baptist Fellowship, PO Box 1432, Wake Forest, NC 27588. Online condolences may be made to www.hayworth-miller.com.

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