Carrol

Mcintire

Carrol McIntire, 89, of Sweetwater, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 10, 2023.

A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at the Roscoe Cemetery in Roscoe, Texas with Rev. Robbie Boyd officiating. A visitation will be held from 6 until 8 pm on Tuesday,July 11, 2023, at McCoy Funeral Home in Sweetwater.

Carrol was born to Lura and Lolly Simpson on May 9, 1934, in Princeton, Kentucky. She married Cecil McIntire on Oct. 8, 1949, in Roscoe. Carrol was a devoted housewife, raising their five children and caring for their numerous grandchildren and pets. While raising their children, Carrol was a devoted member of First Baptist Church in Roscoe, where she served many years in the church nursery. She held numerous jobs including at the Roscoe gin, Higginbotham Bartlett in Roscoe, 7-11 Auto Supply in Sweetwater, and babysitting for friends and family.

As her children grew older, Carrol raised and milked Jersey cattle for a few years, selling milk and butter to the community. Carroll's hobbies included quilting, cooking, decorating cakes and flower arrangements, and tending to her plants. In her later years, Carrol enjoyed coloring pictures of birds and flowers, as wellas spending time with family and friends, especially her caretaker, Angela Graves. She loved reading her Bible and growing her relationship with the Lord.

Carrol is survived by daughters Linda Kubala and husband Donnie of Roscoe; Judy Kinsey and husband Ronny of Sweetwater; Vickie Cheek of Lake Dallas; Jeanie Walker and husband Jamie of New Braunfels; son Allan McIntire and wife Debbie of Roscoe; grandchildren Clay Burns of Roscoe; Melissa Cheek of Denton; Tommy Nash and wife Betsy of Hoschton, Georgia; Jessica Dahl and husband Robert of Fredericksburg, Virginia; Jarred Walker and wife Dana of Stephenville; Justin Walker of Waco; and Katie McIntire of Abilene; 11 great-grandchildren; and brother Tex Simpson and wife Mary of Princess Anne, Maryland.

She is preceded in death by her husband Cecil; son-in-law Don Cheek; grandsons Jason Cheek and Toby Nash; brother Bill Simpson; and sisters Virginia Hardrick and Judy Bates.