Long-time Educator Mrs. Carol Elaine Cardinell Poovey, 78, of Grenada, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2024 at her residence.  She was born September 23, 1946 in Greenwood to Terrance Hicks and Estelle Nunley Cardinell.  Carol earned a Bachelors and Masters Degree from Delta State University where she also was a founding member of the Phi Mu Sorority.  She was an active member of the First Methodist Church in Grenada and the Daughters of the American Revolution.  Carol was a life member of the Grenada Junior Auxiliary and was honored as the Woman of Distinction in 2012.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, January 4, 2025 at First Methodist Church in Grenada with Rev. Daniel Herring officiating.  Interment will follow in the Poovey family plot in the Oddfellows Cemetery in Grenada.  The family will receive friends from 9:00 AM until service time Saturday at the church.

Survivors include her husband, Phil Poovey, Jr.; two daughters, Katelyn Poovey Knox of Jefferson City, MO and Phyllis Courtenay Poovey(Jonathan McCardle) of Brandon; two grandchildren, Emily Catherine Knox and Philip Faxon Knox; and a sister-in-law, Lamar Poovey Chustz.

Carol is preceded in death by her parents.

Jonathan McCardle, David McElwrath, Robert McElwrath, Ramon Pierce, Glenn Young and Rish Young will honor Carol by serving as pallbearers and carry her to rest in the Oddfellows Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to First Methodist Church – Grenada or to the charity of the donor's choice.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada, (662-307-2694).