Raychel Susanne Cody Carroll

Mrs. Raychel Susanne Cody Carroll, 66, with her husband, Danny Carroll and granddaughter, Mallory Grace Fields, by her side passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. A Celebration of Life Service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Monday, July 19, 2010, at Concord First Assembly. Rev. Tom Whidden, Rev. Joe Phillips, Rev. Joel Ervin and Dr. Rick Ross will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8:00 pm Sunday at the church. Raychel was born May 15, 1944 in Oswego, NY. She was a daughter of the late Rev. Ray Spencer Cody and Bertha Lillian Morton Cody. She was a retired teacher having taught in the Kannapolis City School System for 27 years. Along with being a member of Concord First Assembly, Raychel taught in the Specialized Ministries and Girls Ministries and formerly sang in the choir. She held a monthly ladies Bible study in her home. She was also a member of the Retired School Teacher's Association and the Gideon's Auxiliary. For many years, she served as a youth advisor at Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church where her father had served as minister. Raychel is survived by two daughters, Kimberly C. Page and husband Nick of Burlington and Sara C. Fields and husband Tony of Concord; sister, Nancy C. Porter and husband Harry of Pasadena, TX; five grandchildren, Turner Grady Page, McKenzie Rae Page, Spencer Charles Page, all of Burlington and Preston Dale Fields of Nicholson, GA and Brayden Christopher Fields of Concord; a number of nieces and nephews and her special best friend, Rosie Beaver of Kannapolis. Memorials may be sent to Gideon's International, PO Box 52, Kannapolis, NC 28082. The family and the staff of Lady's Funeral Home & Crematory would like to thank all who have sent their thoughts, prayers and condolences.