1932

Carolyn Louise Harless was born on 30 May 1932 in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA a child of Wiley Conrad Harless and Katherine Annie Grist Harless.

1940

Carolyn Harless was counted in the census on 11 Apr 1940 in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA, as a 7-year-old, female, single, white, daughter. Also in the home was her father, Conard Harless; his mother, Kathirene Harless; and her siblings, James Harless, Dorothy Harless, Irma Harless, Max Harless, Frederich Harless and Patricia Ann Harless.

1953

When she was 21, she married Bobby McCall Pettyjohn on 12 Jul 1953 in Caldwell, North Carolina, USA.

2009

On September 17, 2009, Carolyn Pettyjohn was mentioned in the obituary of Mr Fred Bartholomew Harless.

2022

She died on 27 Feb 2022 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. Carolyn Louise Harless was buried on 06 Mar 2022 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Carolyn Harless Pettyjohn of Camden, South Carolina | 1932 – 2022 | Obituary

Funeral services for Carolyn Harless Pettyjohn, 89, will be held Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church of Camden with burial to follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.  Reverend Phillip Gerald will officiate.  The family will receive friends in the church sanctuary at 1:30 PM, 30 minutes prior to the service.  Memorials may be made to the Pettyjohn Prayer Garden, Gardner-Webb University, 110 S. Main Street, Boiling Springs, NC 28017.

Mrs. Pettyjohn died Sunday, February 27, 2022.  Born in Lenoir, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Wiley Harless and Katherine Grist Harless.  She was a graduate of Lenoir High School where she was a proud member of the prestigious Lenoir High School Band as a percussionist.  She attended Women’s College of UNC, Fruitland Baptist Bible College, Gardner-Webb College, and Carson-Newman College.  She was a former teacher at Summerville Elementary School in  Summerville, Georgia.  Mrs. Pettyjohn was a member of First Baptist Church of Camden having held various leadership positions and serving as Adult Sunday School Director and former Sunday School Teacher.  She was very active in Woman’s Missionary Union, Adult Choir, Silvertones, FBC Church Orchestra, Jubilate, Touch, and Faith Ministries. 

Surviving are her sons, Robert C. (Karen C.) Pettyjohn, and Max S. (Pamela H.) Pettyjohn; daughter, Marcy P. Jowers (Robby); grandchildren, Katie P. Reuther (Andrew), Wendy P. Poole (Steven), Caroline J. Stevenson (Clint), Rob Jowers, and Andrew Pettyjohn; great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Poole, Bobby Reuther, SJ Poole, Charlotte Poole, Magnolia Reuther, and Brooklyn Poole; brother, Max Harless (Cathy) and sister, Patricia Hoffman (Bill).  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby McCall Pettyjohn; siblings, James Harless, Dorothy Harless, Tom Harless, Fred Harless, Mary Sue Harless, Eugene Harless, and Irma H. Ogilvie.

The family would like to thank the staff of the Legacy of Camden.

Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.

SERVICES

Funeral Service

Sunday, March 6, 2022
2:00 PM
First Baptist Church
1201 Broad Street
Camden, SC 29020