Carolyn Evett McAllister, age 71, of Scottsboro, Alabama, passed away on October 26, 2025.
Born on December 9, 1953, Carolyn devoted her life to caring for others through her long and compassionate career as a Registered Nurse. She worked in the Emergency Room for most of her career at Jackson County Hospital and finished her career working home health and hospice. She loved her work, her coworkers, and the many patients whose lives she touched with her kindness and dedication.
Carolyn found joy in helping others, traveling to the beach and mountains, and spending time with the ones she loved most. Her loving spirit, warm smile, contagious laughter, and generous heart will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
She is survived by her husband, Gary McAllister; sisters Brenda (Wayne) Keeton and Kay Lord; brother Tommy Evett; brother-in-law Tony Stewart; and sisters-in-law Julia McAllister and Jan Evett Nash. She dearly loved her nieces and nephews, who brought great joy to her life: Tracy (Jason) Worley, Tony (Erin) Evett, Tim Evett, Tommy Evett, Jr., Zachary Hill, Candi (Jesse) Miles, Gloria Evett, Lee Evett, Cassi (Kevin) Lamons, Corey Adams, Misty (Zach) Perkins, Kevin Adams, Matt (Kayla) Evett, Trevor Stewart, and Shoyna McAllister, along with a host of great-and great-great-nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude and Daisy Hastings Evett; brothers Claude Evett, Jr. and Jerry Evett; sister Jackie Evett Stewart; father- and mother-in-law Horace and Dorothy McAllister; and brother-in-law Felix McAllister.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 29, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Scottsboro Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 30, at 2:00 p.m. in the Scottsboro Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by Dustin Henshaw. Interment will follow at Pinehaven Memorial Gardens in Hollywood, Alabama.
The family welcomes flowers and memorial contributions, which may be directed to a charity meaningful to you.
