Among the wonderful things that were happening in the Fall of that year, just as the leaves began changing colors and gently falling to the ground, something wonderful happened. On Oct. 27, 1964, Carolyn Denise Scoggins was born. She was born in Nashville, Ark., to Frances F. Scoggins, a good mother whom she loved and cherished.
Carolyn was a wonderful person who was known and loved by everyone that she met. She liked to laugh and she loved to have fun. Yes, she lived to meet new people and to make new friends. And people loved her. Most people simply knew her as “Minnow”. She had a loving and contagious personality that naturally drew people to her.
Carolyn Scoggins attended school in Nashville and was a proud graduate of Nashville High School. Among the places that she worked were Poulan, James Hardie (Briar Plant), Howard County Health Unit, and Nashville Public Schools. She formed a lot of long-lasting friendships with many people at those places.
Mostly, she really enjoyed her work at Nashville Public Schools because of her coworkers and the children that she interacted with. There, she was known simply as “Ms. Carolyn”.
She made some very special lifetime friends that have greatly assisted our family in this very hard and trying time. Our family would like to thank all of you.
In 1987 she met Earl Lollis and they were together until her death. Later, in 1992 Amber Shanae Lollis was born to her and Earl. Carolyn was a wonderful mate for Earl and a loving mother to Amber, as well as a dedicated grandmother to Carter Nolen.
In between those years, Carolyn was able to enjoy her favorite pastime, playing softball.
She was a really good player for the Zodiac Queens. She often talked about those being the best times of her life. Her teammates were still also very dear to her and the best of friends.
They have also been helpful to our family as we mourn her loss.
She always tried to be the best sister that she could to her oldest sister Phyllis and her youngest sister Juanita. And she did just that. She was the best sister ever. She cherished her niece, Chasity, and her nephew Brandon, like they were her own children. That’s because she loved family. We will all miss her very much.
As we think of Carolyn, we rely on and meditate on Jesus’ words at John 5:28, 29 where he says — “Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out.”
Carolyn Denise Scoggins passed away on the morning of Sept. 17, 2025. Her death was very sudden and unexpected. She will truly be missed and we will never forget her. We did not have to search for the words to write here. We simply described her and her life. It was a life well lived.
Among the loved ones left to remember her are her immediate family — Frances F. Scoggins (mother), Earl Lollis (Mate), her daughter Amber Lollis-Nolen (Rondon), Carter Nolen (grandson), her sisters Phyllis Williams (Ricky) and Juanita Sledge, Brandon Sanders (nephew) and Chasity May (niece). She is also survived by three aunts. Willie Mae Cook, Mary Morrison, and Shirley Scoggins.
Those preceding her in death are Paris Scoggins Jr. (father) Ricky Lynn Scoggins (brother), two sisters Sadie Ruth White, and Pamela Scoggins. Her surviving extended family members are Frances Hughes (Leo), Peggy Sue Pryor, Regina Mae Hugle (Earl), Shirley Brewer, and Anna Sue Sanders (aunt).
Carolyn is also survived by a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, brother-in-law’s and sister-in- laws. She also had many close friends, all too numerous to mention. But know that all of you are equally important.
One last thought. As we celebrate Carolyn’s life, we remember that she loved “The Blues”.
She really liked to listen to one of Johnny Taylor’s songs called “Last two Dollars”. She would always jokingly say something about her last two dollars. Who will ever be able to forget that if she didn’t call you “Sugar” she called you Baby”!
Funeral service will be 1p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Scrapper Arena, 1301 Mt. Pleasant Dr. Nashville, Ark. She will lie in state 11:30-12:30 prior to the service. Everyone should be seated by 12:45. Interment will be at Graves Cemetery.
