Carolyn Rowe Ballo's Obituary
Carolyn Rowe Ballo peacefully passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2025.
She was born April 6, 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee and was a proud, life-long Mid-Southerner.
Carolyn attended Messick for kindergarten through twelfth grade and graduated from Memphis State University with a degree in elementary education. She taught first grade at Willow Oaks Elementary for ten years, which she loved, and then stayed home to raise her three daughters.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Lula Murl Hopper Rowe, father, William Carder Rowe and husband, Harry George Ballo.
Carolyn leaves her beloved three daughters: Leigh Ann Parker (Brad), Amy Hinkle (Andrew) and Beth Bright (Jeremy). She also leaves her four grandchildren: Lindsey Parker and Lucas, Matthew and Nathan Hinkle.
The family would like to give special thanks to the entire staff at Methodist Hospice for their loving care, attention and compassion in the last few months.
Services for Carolyn will be held on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM in the Fireside Chapel at Memorial Park Funeral Home. The family will receive family and friends for visitation an hour prior to the service starting at 1:00 PM. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.
There will be a reception for friends and family at Memorial Park after the graveside service. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Methodist Hospice Residence at https://www.methodisthealth.org/givetohospice.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38119. “Where Memphis comes to remember, since 1924.”
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