CelebratingThe Life of

Carey “C.T.” Thomas Southall

1921-2009

Born Palatka, Florida in 1921

University of Florida, Gainesville

What Lola Wants, Lola Gets

Every moment recorded in a scrapbook

1948Lola Jean Rose & Carey Southall were married.

So were Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra.Also in 1948

President Truman was electedIsrael was formed

LP records were inventedGandhi was assassinated

Treasure of Sierra Madre was voted Best Movie

The Wedding

July 8, 1948

Mail CallBecause his parents couldn’t read or write, he never got any mail, perhaps prompting his

lifelong and prolific letter-writing.

Wheeling & Dealing

Traded cigarettes for candy bars and

nursed a sweet tooth for the rest of his life.

Life in the Service

The 1950’s Going to school, serving the military,

teaching and starting a family

Another child is born, and lives

A child dies

Rags, the dog

First House. Gainesville, Florida

1957-1964Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech Bell Tower at Christmas

25¢The amount left in Carey & Lola’s bank account after their first house payment.

The 1950’sA Young Family in Lubbock, Texas

Remember the 60’sMan on the go….to one of his beloved conferences

Happy Kids…Happy Daddy

1964 – presentColumbia Missouri

House #1. 1964709 Bluff Dale Drive

House #2. 19832914 Blue Grass Court. The “retirement house”

Family Transportation in the 60’s….

…and a Symbol… of family fun and great adventure

A crayon drawing by

Tom…..

…becomes a needlepoint

by Lola.

The 1970’s

The 1980’s

Beloved Local Jaunts

plus…..country church suppers, Rock Bridge State Park, eagle watching, visiting Clark and other Mennonite

communities…..and many other places

Beloved Activities

Westerners60 Minute Gourmet

Methodist Church Dining ClubsEpicurean Group

Elder Hostel

Watching TV, for many many years:

60 MinutesMurder She Wrote

Watching fireworks

with Sasha

Beloved Affiliations

Rotary International

Phi Delta

KappaThe Rusty Zippers an esteemed club of men

Association

ATETeacher Educators

Teacher Educators

FamilyVacations

World’s Fairs …

New York 1965

Seattle 1963

Montreal 1967

Family Favorites

Estes Park, Colorado

Pelican Shores, Florida

Summer 2008

Estes Park, Colorado.The Last Vacation

Carey had a deep and lifelong appreciation of natural beauty

Favorite College Towns….

Missoula Montana

Flagstaff, Arizona – for 20+ years

Ellensburg, Washington

The Kids GraduateTime for Some Serious Travel

50 states41 countries

Countless adventuresPick-Pocketed three times

Lola & CT as Paparazzi!

Random

Life Moments & Highlights

The Southall Siblings reunited in 1963 for his mother’s funeral. Carey Sr is at far left.

1986

Great Teacher

Outstanding Achievement & Meritorious Service to Education

Awarded by the Education Alumni group

Teaching Philosophy

"A child is not a vessel to be filled, but a lamp to be lit".

-Hebrew proverb

Parents & Teachers Together = Success

1990 Meeting Barbara Bushliteracy program “Mrs Bush’s Story Time”

Weddings

Carole 1983 Kathy 1991

Tom would be here too, but when he got married (briefly), he eloped to France

The First Grandchild

Taylor, 1991

Grandkids

Taylor, now 21 and Harrison, now 18, on a carriage ride in Central Park

Christian, now 16

“Friends are the gift

we give ourselves”

Friends

Man Clubs

+

= Solutions to all the world’s problems

2.The Paneras PalsAnother bunch of guys

+

= Solutions to all the world’s problems

1.The Rusty ZippersA bunch of guys

Quirks,

Eccentricities &

Notable Features

Driving

We could always count on finding a pack of Juicy Fruit in the top drawer of his desk, and in the

glove compartment of his car, the VW beetle

Beautiful & Expressive Hands

People Watching

While others shopped, he watched…..

fascinated by the human condition

Personal Accessories of an Unpretentious Man

Food Preferences

You can take the boy out of the South, ….but not the South out of the boy

Jokes, Pranks & Big Laughs

Unexplained….An obsession with bogus bills….given to countless waitresses, bank tellers, McDonald’s cashiers and other unsuspecting citizens…

Favorite Movies

And one kitty . . . Meeps

Rags

Wrinkles

SashaTasha

&Mollie

Other Family Members

Dogs

Penmanship

Understanding the message

was the reward

Lola & CT…61 years of marriage

Happy Trails

To live in the hearts

of ones left behind is not to die.

Thank YouOur heartfelt gratitude

for all the friendship and love.

We appreciate everything everyone has done

in recent weeks.

You meant the world to him.

A Love Production

Created byCarole Southall TelyanThomas Carey SouthallKathy Southall Hansen