Lucille Carwile

Funeral services for Lucille Masters Carwile, 88, of Cookeville will be at 1 p.m Saturday June 29 at Washington Avenue Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Crest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 5 -8 p.m at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home, and again Saturday from 11 a.m. until service time at the church. Mrs. Carwile passed away Thursday June 27, 2019 at her home in Cookeville. She was born December 6, 1930 in Overton County, TN to the late Oscar and Foy Flatt Masters. She has lived in Cookeville since 1953. On May 12, 1951, she married Ezra H. Carwile who passed away September 10, 2005. In 1961, Mrs. Carwile and her husband co-founded Jackson & Carwile Refrigeration, which later became Carwile Mechanical Contractors. She continued to contribute to the growth of the company through her bookkeeping and managerial responsibilities until 1976. In November of 1976, she became seriously ill with Guillian-Barre Syndrome. After many months of prayer, faith, and physical therapy, she recovered enough to do the things she enjoyed most, including being a housewife, working in the garden and flowers, and mowing the lawn. Mrs. Carwile was a member of Washington Avenue Baptist Church for over 58 years. Mr. and Mrs. Carwile were the proud parents of Gary (Becky) Carwile and Janice (Bobby) Hodum, all of Cookeville. She is also survived by three grandchildren, Rachel (Brandon) McDonald of Lebanon, TN, Josh (Emily) Carwile of Cookeville, and Erin Carwile of Cookeville, as well as five great-grandchildren, Emilee, Natalee, and Chloee McDonald of Lebanon, and Lucy and William Ezra Carwile of Cookeville. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Carwile was preceded in death by her brother, SSgt. William Ernest Masters, who was killed in Germany during World War II on August 4, 1944. Officiating at the service will be Bro. Mark Gaw, pastor of Washington Avenue Baptist Church where the Carwile Family has attended since 1960. Pallbearers will be friends and family. Memorial contributions may be made to Washington Avenue Baptist Church, 1621 N. Washington Avenue, Cookeville TN, 38501. Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. (931)526-6111 Share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.