Carol Ann Slover Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Carol Ann (LeFlore) Slover was born on June 23, 1944 in Talihina, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Belvia Murray and Forbis LeFlore. Carol went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 in Ada, Oklahoma. She was 77 years old. Carol spent her childhood in Bennington, Oklahoma as the oldest of eight children. As a teenager, she moved to Oklahoma City and attended Central High School. Carol married Charles Slover on December 27, 1962. After they were married, Carol became a full-time wife and mother. They moved to Spring Lake, North Carolina where Charles was stationed in the Army at Fort Bragg. After Charles finished his service in 1968, they settled down in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, where they raised their family. In 1975, Carol went back and earned her GED. She went on to receive her associates degree from Murray State College and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Elementary Education from Southeastern Oklahoma State University on May 10, 1984. Carol somehow completed her college education while being a wife, raising four boys and working two jobs. Carol worked and taught at Tishomingo Elementary for a span of twenty years. She served as a classroom aid for a few years, but the majority of her time there was spent as a Kindergarten teacher. Over the years, she and Charles also opened their home to numerous foster children in need. During her time as an educator and as a foster parent, she touched the lives of many children. After she retired from teaching in May of 2003, she cared for husband Charles until his passing in 2005. Carol was not one for sitting still as she continued to work at various jobs. Always the caregiver, she worked as a provider for home health and hospice patients. The past few years she has worked as the receptionist at DeArman-Clark Funeral Home in Tishomingo. Carol was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved her family dearly and was especially proud of her grandchildren and her great-granddaughter, all of whom affectionately called her “Reg”. She was a proud member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and was active in the community as a member of the First Baptist Church of Tishomingo and Johnston County Reaching Out. Carol was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Charles, her sister Phyllis Powell, and three brothers: Bruce Powell, Steve Roberts, and Gary "Hawkeye” Roberts. Those she leaves behind to cherish her memory are her four sons, Mike Slover and wife Kelly of Sulphur, OK, Mark Slover of Tishomingo, OK, Monty Slover and wife Cassandra of Tishomingo, OK, Marty Slover and wife Whitney of Fillmore, OK, grandchildren Lauren Unwin and husband Ray, Aaron Elliott, Sloan Slover, Callen Slover, Keaton Slover, great granddaughter Raelynn “Rosie” Unwin, brother John Murray, sisters Bimmy Murray and Joni Murray along with numerous other relatives. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 18, 2022 at 1:00 pm at First Baptist Church of Tishomingo. Interment to follow at Condon Grove Cemetery in Milburn, Oklahoma. Family hour will be at DeArman-Clark Funeral Home on Thursday, February 17, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 pm. Those serving as pallbearers will be Mike Lovett, Lee Lovett, Marvin Blood, Rick Sallee, Glenn Lafitte and James Stallings.

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Carol Ann Slover

June 23, 1944 - February 15, 2022