Irene L. Carswell

Irene L. Carswell, 90, went Home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 27, 2021. Born on March 18, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Francis Lambert and Bessie Cornelia Smith Lambert. Irene was a member of Carswell Memorial Baptist Church. She was of the Enola Community. Irene retired from Southern Devices/Leviton after 20 plus years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and known as “the great” to her great-grandchildren, and a loving sister.

Irene is survived by her sons, Alfred Richard Carswell, Wayne “Buster” Carswell; daughters, Elizabeth Susan Smith, Nancy Diane Carswell, Teresa Jane Dellinger; brother, Earl Lambert; sister, Mary Ruth Price; 16 grandchildren/step-grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren/step great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Irene is preceded in death by her husband, Roy Lee Carswell; sons, Roy Lee Carswell, Jr., Charles Allen Carswell; brothers, Bill Lambert, John Lambert, Wayne Lambert, David Lambert, Herbert Lambert; sister, Margaret Thornburg.

The family will receive friends from 6pm until 8pm, Monday, May 31, 2021 at Sossoman Funeral Home. The funeral will be held at 2pm, Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Carswell Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Isaac Propst officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Carswell Memorial Building Fund and ALS Foundation.

Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements.