Caralyn Elam - 1931-2007
Caralyn L. “Pat” Elam, 76, of Ashland, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007, in Woodland Oaks Health Care Facility.
The Portsmouth, Ohio, (Scioto County) native was born Sept. 12, 1931, the daughter of the late Orville and Mina Cunningham Shoemaker. She was the wife of Paul Elam, who survives. She was a charter member of the Ashland Plaza Church of the Nazarene and a laboratory medical technician and a day care and church nursery worker. She had a great love for little children and dedicated her life to their ministry.
Survivors, in addition to her husband, include a son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Kerri Elam of Ashland; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Rome Leon and Vi Shoemaker and Shurl K. Shoemaker, all of New Boston, and Larry Joseph and Helen Shoemaker of Mansfield; grandchildren Nate and Katie Elam; stepgrandchildren, Toby, David, Natasha and Candiss Ward; great-grandchildren Felicity Elam, Braedon and Brycen Ward and Gabryela Ward; a special sister-in-law, Rita Sue Winters; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ashland Plaza Church of the Nazarene by the Rev. Kevin Campbell. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Franklin Furnace.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel.
Friends may make contributions to Ashland Plaza Church of the Nazarene, Diederich Boulevard, Russell, KY 41169 or Community Hospice, 1538 Central Ave., Ashland, KY 41101.
