Carolyn Gro ss, was born o n Jul y 5, 1954 in L u mb e rton , N or t h C ar olin a.
Sh e was th e four t h o f si x c hildr e n born to th e lat e Walt e r M c N e il Jr. and
Loi s tin e Mc Ne il to in c lud e h e r lat e s t e p-d a d Ro y D ave npor t.

C ar ol y n was b a p t iz ed a t an ea rl y a ge i n No r t h C arolina . Sh e at te nd e d
sc hool i n Bal t imor e a t Book e r T . Wa s hin g ton High . Carol y n al s o att e nd e d
Ron Thoma s S c hool of Cos m e tol ogy in Baltimor e in 1983 and c ontinu e d to
do hair all th r ough h e r lif e a s a Car ee r & mo s tl y pl e a s ur e to all w ho s o r t h e r
to braid or we a ve th e ir hair . Th is sh e trul y lo ve to do as s h e al w a ys lov e d
g iving a h e lpin g hand .

Ca r ol yn wa s m a r r i e d to t h e lat e Ch ar l es Gro ss an d fr o m thi s uni o n 4
child re n we r e born and from that marriage Carol y n b ec am e a paren t
to Charli e 's c hildr e n whom sh e call e d h e r ve r y o w n . Carol y n was als o a
st a y at hom e mom - tak i n g on t h e r o l e of a wife caring fo r her husband
and c aring for h e r children . Carol y n lo ve d to c ook , e nt e rta i n , pla y h e r
WEE g am e , talk on th e ph one, a n d m os t of a ll s h e w a s a gre at ho st.
Sh e would f ee d mo s t and a l w a ys we lcom e d all . Sh e al w a ys had a lot of
fr ien ds ; s he i s a w on de rful Daught e r, Si ste r , A unt , Mo t h e r an d Grandm a ,
w h o d e arl y lov e d h e r famil y . Th e r e ar e n't man y lik e Carol y n w ho lo ve d all
p e opl e. Man y c all h e r Mom b ec au se of h er ca r ing s pirit.

On F r id ay, Mar c h 2, 201 8, Ca r ol y n e nt e r e d e t e rnal res t at h o m e.
S h e ma y ha ve slipp e d a w a y, but all h e r c hildr e n and m ost of h er fri e nd s
sta ye d b y h e r s id e until s h e w a s tak e n a w a y in B a ltim o r e C it y t o r e turn to
h e r Fa th e r i n H e a ve n .

Sh e l e a ves f o nd me m o ri es t o b e c h e rish e d b y h er Childr e n , N athan ,
(w if e, Y olanda) , Yolanda , Anthon y, D e ric , A rchi e, Jo yce, Charlott e, Keith ,
Kirk , T i na , Cra ig, N e i y sha an d St e ph a n ie; Moth er, Loi s tin e McNe il ; S i blin gs,
V er oni c a M c N e il , D w ayn e A . Smith , S r., Roy Da v enport Jr ., Dou g la s Horton ,
Darri c k Da ve npor t, Ang i e Da ve npo rt an d Kirk Da ve nport; ( Lat e broth e r ,
Ronald M cNe il , Si s t e rs -Dian e Childr ess, Glad ys McN eil) ; G r and c hild re n ,
Elonta e, Donta s hia , D y l a n, K evr on,Dak o ta , Wes l ey, J ersey, (l ate N a th a n, J r . )
Gr e a t Grand c hild re n , E lont ae J r., Kahlil and Am i ah ; God Child re n , Tiffan y,
K e n y a, Trac y , Dani e ll e; Gr e at A unt , V iola Robinson , St . Paul , NC ;
U n c l es, Charl es Cald we ll , F a ye tt e v i ll e, NC ; ( La te D avi d Cra wf o r d) ;
Au nt s, Jo se phin e Wi lliam s, Amit yv ill e , N Y, Pa st or Ro s i e Smith , Lumb e rton ,
N C , Sa r a Cr a wf ord, Balti- more, M D , L a t e Ar d e l i a ( D ee) Ho we ll;
Br o th e r s - in -la w, Rob e rt ( w if e, G e ral d ) Gro ss , G eo rg e Gro ss ; Si s ter s -in-law ,
Barbara Cole s -Ma t in , B e rnad e tt e Gro ss (Ayy ub) and In d ia H a ll ; Sp ec ial Dau g h te r ,
S h er ri Ri c hard so n ; H os t o f N i ece s and Ne ph ews , E x t e nd e d Famil y
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