Carolyn S. Tawney

Carolyn S. Tawney, age 79, passed away on December 16, 2023 at Rolling Fields in Conneautville. Carolyn was born on December 8, 1944 in Charleston, WV, to the late Archie and Pearl (Asbury) Atkins.

Carolyn was a longtime member of the Shady Grove Wesleyan Church in Colfax, NC and was very deep in her faith. She not only once, but twice, wrote the Bible out by hand. She also enjoyed crocheting in her earlier years and recently has enjoyed completing puzzles. She also adored the Pittsburgh Steelers. Most of all she loved her family and spent her life as a homemaker for her husband and children.

She married her beloved husband, Douglas R. Tawney, Sr. on February 10, 1962, he preceded her in death on March 20, 2014.

Left to cherish her memory are her children: Joel (Marci) Tawney of Walkertown, NC; Kim (Amy Leach) Tawney of Findlay, OH, and Angie Tawney of Meadville, grandchildren: Jessica, Dustin (Miranda), and Joseph Tawney, Jordyn (Tim) Chaverri, Rebecca and Nicholas Quinet, and Dalton and Bella Ross, great-grandson Brayden Tawney, sisters Betty Newman of Belle, WV, and Patricia Moore of Wheeling, WV, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

In addition to her husband and parents, Carolyn was preceded in death by her son Douglas Ray “Dougie” Tawney, Jr. son-in-law David Ross, and several brothers and sisters.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to ROBERT W. WAID FUNERAL HOME, INC. 581 Chestnut Street, Meadville.

A Celebration of Life Service will be announced at a later date.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.WaidFuneralHome.net