Carole Elizabeth Stegall, 86 of El Dorado passed away Thursday, January 23, 2025 at Courtyard Health and Rehab. Born April 3, 1938 in Magnolia Springs, Alabama she was the daughter of Kermit Morris and Mary Margaret Glore Dowdell.
Carole started working for Murphy Oil in 1961. She worked as a medical secretary for Dr. Hartman and Dr Calloway as a legal secretary from 1966-1972. Her life time career began in 1973 with Munoco Company working for William Nolan Sr. and Theodosia Nolan until retirement in 2002.
Carole was hard working and independent. She loved to trout fish and vacation at the beach. She loved her family at College Avenue Church of Christ. She was famous in her family for her Easter Duck Gumbo.
Carole was an artist, loved cats, read John Grisham books, and was a life long donor to PBS and a loving mother and grandmother.
Preceding her in death along with her parents was an older sister, Trudie Welch and her husband Jimmy.
Survivors include a younger brother, Edward Dowdell of Ruston, LA, and her daughter, Janet Tribble (Michael) of El Dorado. Surviving grandchildren are Courtney Tribble and Walker Reed Tribble both of El Dorado along with great-grandchildren Jackson Wayne Tribble, Kynslee Elyse Jester, Kimber Rose Noel Jester, and Klover Reine Jester. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon, Monday, January 27, 2025 until service time of 1:00 p.m. in Young's Chapel with Gary Schloemer officiating. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Young's Funeral Directors.
Serving as pallbearers will be Jim Welch, Bob Welch, Michael Tribble, Walker Tribble, and Courtney Tribble.
Memorials may be made to College Avenue Church of Christ, 1817 College Ave., El Dorado, AR 71730 or to the Union County Animal Protection Society, P.O. Box 204, El Dorado, AR 71730.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.youngsfuneralhome.com.
