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Obituary for DOVE


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Wednesday December 14, 2005

Carolyn Joan Randall Dove passed away on December 7, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born September 28, 1941 in Liberal, Kansas. Her family moved to Dawson, NM in 1943 and in 1948 to Truth of Consequences. They moved to Las Cruces, NM in 1954 where she graduated from Las Cruces High School in 1959. In high school she was active in music as a pianist and an award winning bassoonist. She attended University of New Mexico graduating with her Baccalaureate Degree in Music Education. She married Floyd Harvey Dove on July 7, 1963 and lived in Lompoc and San Gabriel, California. For graduate study, they moved to Tucson where she taught music at the University of Arizona and Harvey earned his PhD in Water Resources. His working career took them to Saudi Arabia; Rockville Maryland, Tampa, Florida, Richland, Washington; Lee's Summit, Missouri; Albuquerque, NM and Las Vegas, Nevada. Carolyn served her precious Lord Jesus Christ and community as church secretary in many of those cities. Carolyn is survived by her husband, Harvey; her parents, Gregg and Fern Randall of Las Cruces, and her brother and his family, Darrel, Rose, and Evangeline Randall of Albuquerque. Funeral service will be held on Friday, December 16, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at French Mortuary-Westside Chapel. French Mortuary 9300 Golf Course Rd. NW (505) 897-0300