Carolyn Ann Worthington Paramore Godley

Carolyn Ann Worthington Paramore Godley obituary, Greenville, NC

Carolyn Ann Worthington Paramore Godley

Carolyn Worthington Paramore Godley Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Wilkerson Funeral Home and Crematory - Greenville on Oct. 21, 2025.

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Mrs. Carolyn Ann Worthington Paramore Godley, 67, passed away on October 18, 2025 at the Service League of Greenville Hospice House.
Carolyn Ann was born in Greenville, NC on August 29, 1958 to the late Linwood Smith Worthington, Jr. and Mable Ann Mills Worthington. She attended North Pitt High School and Mitchell's Beauty School. She later became a bookkeeper by profession, and worked for Phelps Chevrolet, East Carolina University, and in her later years, owned her own accounting company before her health began to decline.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her older sister Cheryl Gwen Worthington.
She is survived by a son, Mason Stewart Paramore, Jr. and wife Jen; daughter, Tonya Jo Godley; a sister, Lynnette Worthington Livingston and wife Lynn; and three grandchildren.
In keeping with her wishes, there will be no services.
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