Carol Oberholtzer

Carol Jean Oberholtzer

Day of birth-------------Day of rebirth in Christ

It's the dash in between that is most important.

Living life on her own journey until she met the man of her dreams "her little Tom Cruise" Paul. From the first date until now they were never apart in their hearts. They had a small family from day 1 and it only continued to grow as the years went on. Blessed with 5 children: Ada, Jeff, Amy, Brian and (the favorite which we all knew) Lizzy. Although she would say she loved us all equally. As she and dad watched us grow up we added to her happiness by bringing John, Amber Jean, Paige, Danny, Sarah, Marie, Alex, Chris, Adam, Noah Paul, Abby Jo, Imran, Sam, Jack, Amber, Rahat, Kia, Ashley, Holly, Jacob, Jordan, Grace, and James. Her heart swelled with 16 grandchildren but somehow grew bigger when Louis, Margaret, Liv, Xander and Isla made her a GIGI. She felt like her cup runneth over with blessings.

Mom had a heart of gold, cared for all she knew, and touched so-so many lives. God gave her that heart and she knew it was His will to guide her through life. She also knew when it was time to give it back and let Him take the wheel.

As a member of St. Mark's Church, her second home in Roswell, she felt it in her heart to be a servant of the altar, which she enjoyed doing for so many years. In the sanctuary, above the door there is a sign "WORSHIP IS OVER, NOW THE SERVICE BEGINS," It is now our time to let God guide our hearts to do as she did and be as great of a human being as she was.