Carolina Paul Chavis

Carolina Paul Chavis, 95, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, January 02, 2014 at Elizabethtown Nursing Center. Mrs. Chavis was born April 3 ,1918 in Ft. Jackson, SC, a daughter of the late Cleve and Mabel Prescott Paul. She had retired from Aleo Manufacturing Company and was preceded in death by her husband, John K. Chavis and a daughter, Patricia Holmes. Surviving are her children, John K. Chavis, Jr of Rockingham, Margie Rhye of Prattville, Alabama, Kathy Withers of Chesapeake, Virginia and Debbie Clevenger of Elizabethtown, twelve grandchildren and numerous great and great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Saturday in the Colonial Chapel of Carter Funeral Home with Steven Millen officiating. Interment will follow in Richmond County Memorial Park. The family will see friends from 12:45 to 1:45 pm Saturday at Carter Funeral Home in Rockingham.