Carolyn "Kay Forrest" Linton
Carolyn "Kay Forrest" Linton
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Mrs. Linton was born on May 14, 1946, in Huntington, Texas, and died Saturday, January 24, 2026, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. Linton graduated with honors from Huntington High School Class of 1964. She was a member of the National Honor Society. Mrs. Linton worked as a paraprofessional for 24 years at Temple Elementary in Diboll, where she loved helping students learn to read. Mrs. Linton was a member of Bald Hill Church of Christ and loved her church family. She was an avid reader and loved tending to her flower beds. Mrs. Linton enjoyed taking care of her family and cooking for them. Above all, she was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will be dearly missed.
Mrs. Linton is survived by her husband of 63 years, Melvin Linton, Sr. of Beulah; son, Melvin Linton, Jr. and wife Sandy of Beulah; daughter, Melinda Dover and husband Keith of Beulah; son, Michael Linton of Beulah; grandchildren, Melvin "Trey" Linton III and wife Shelby, Jeffrey Dover and wife Landyn, Hunter Linton and wife Haley, MeKayla Dover and fiancé Carson Burns; and great-grandchildren, Kynleigh Linton, Lacey Linton, and Melvin "Beau" Linton IV.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Velma Forrest; brother, Freddie Forrest; infant brother, Harold D. Forrest; and grandparents, Fred C. and Nettie Roberts.
Pallbearers will be Melvin "Trey" Linton III, Jeffrey Dover, Hunter Linton, Andy Gee, Rob Bonner, and WD Bonner.
Honorary pallbearers will be Melvin "Beau" Linton IV and Carson Burns.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bald Hill Church of Christ, 9187 FM 326, Lufkin, Texas, 75901 or to TLL Temple Memorial Library, 300 Park St., Diboll, Texas 75941.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Terry Jo Murray for the phenomenal care and the love she showed to Mrs. Linton in her final days.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin.
Shafer Funeral Home, Lufkin directors.
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