Ernest Carroll, 78, of Morrison, IL, died Monday April 3, 2023.
He was born on February 15, 1945, in Straight Creek, KY, the son of John Willis and Mossie Mabel (Holt) Carroll. Ernie was a veteran of the Vietnam [Conflict,] having served in the Army. He married Vicki Zander on September 25, 1965, in Morrison. Ernie had worked at GE Appliance Control Department in Morrison and later owned/operated Miss Vicki’s Tavern in Morrison. He was a member of the Morrison American Legion and the VFW. Ernie loved to golf, play cards, bowl, and do woodworking.
Survivors include his wife, Vicki; daughters, Stacey Southern and Stephanie Becker both of Morrison; seven grandchildren, Nicholas, Kayli, Kesley, Gracie, Cody, Kortnie, and Camren; one great-grandchild, Ella; sister, Betty Hathaway of Savanna, IL.
He was preceded in death by his infant brother, in 1944; father, in 1945; stepfather James Wiersema in 1968; mother, Mossie Wiersema in 2007; brother, Willis Carroll; sister, Billie Jean Scaff.
There will be no Services at this time; he had donated his body for medical study.
A Celebration of Life will be held soon, with details to come from the family.
McDonald Funeral Homes handled the arrangements.