Visitation:
10 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2024, at the First
Baptist Church in Newton
Service:
11 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2024 at the church
Funeral home:
Myer Funeral Home, Newton
Obituary
Carolyn Louise McIntosh, age 78, of
Newton, Illinois, and formerly of Swansea, Illinois,
passed away at 2:30 AM – Monday, February 5, 2024,
at her home.
Funeral services celebrating Carolyn’s life will be
held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2024, at the
First Baptist Church in Newton, Illinois. The
visitation will be 1 hour before the service. A
private burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in
Springfield, Illinois. Arrangements are under the
care the Meyer Funeral Home in Olney, Illinois. In
loving memory of Carolyn, memorials may be made to
the Edgemont Bible Church, 5100 N Illinois St,
Fairview Heights, IL 62208,
https://www.
edgemontbiblechurch.org/ or to one of the
following Field Staff at InFaith Ministries:
Daniel & Julee McIntosh, Jeremy & Carolyn Holt, or
Sam & Ronni Judd
https://infaith.org/give.
The obituary can be viewed, and
condolences left
www.meyerfh.com.
Carolyn was born on June 17, 1945, in Springfield,
Illinois, the daughter of Harold and Alice (Fuller)
Nation. She married James L. McIntosh on November
21, 1961, and he preceded her in death on May 12,
2017.
Carolyn was a homemaker, and loving wife, mother,
and grandmother. She was a member of the Edgemont
Bible Church in Fairview Heights, Illinois, and
attended First Baptist Church in Newton.
Carolyn helped with the Child Evangelism Fellowship
and taught Sunday school for several years. She was
always thinking of others and enjoyed blessing
someone with a care package or a card.
Carolyn is survived by:
Children – Judith (Darren) Haberland of Emden,
Illinois; Daniel (Julee) McIntosh of Beattyville,
Kentucky; and Victoria (David) Stankus of Newton,
Illinois |
Grandchildren – Ryan Reagen, Amanda (Josh)
Jones, Mark Haberland, James (Ceyley) McIntosh, Carolyn
(Jeremy) Holt, Rebekkah McIntosh, Jonathan McIntosh, Joseph
McIntosh, Elizabeth Stankus, and Jonathan Stankus
Great Grandchildren – Darian Jones, James
Daniel McIntosh, III, Bazile McIntosh, Esther McIntosh,
Mehemiah McIntosh, and Lillyanna McIntosh, one Great-great
Grandchild to be born soon.
Siblings – Gloria Bennett of Sherman, Illinois; Barbara
(Richard) Fernandes of Jacksonville, Illinois; Linda
(Dallas) Comfort of Pueblo West, Colorado; and Edward Nation
of Renton, Washington
Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents and husband. |