There will be a visitation at 1:00 PM and service at 2:00 PM for Carol Colvin Hilton on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Owens Memorial Chapel in Ruston. Dr. Steven Pettey will be officiating. Burial to follow in Kilpatrick Memorial Gardens under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.
Carol is preceded in death by her parents, P.B. and Nell Colvin; daughter, Alicia Hilton Bell; brother, Mark Colvin; and sister-in-law, Goldie Colvin.
She is survived by her son, Max Hilton (Kelly); granddaughter, Shaelyn Fowler (Taylor); great-grandsons: Kai, Sorin, and Hawthorne; grandson, Skye Kneble; sisters, Leska Nelson (Roy), and Joy Page (George); and many dearly loved nieces and nephews, great nieces and great nephews, cousins, and dear friends.
Alma Carol Colvin, Carol was born September 19, 1946, firstborn baby of P.B. and Nell Colvin of Ruston, Louisiana. They lived right next door to grandparents, Press and Myrtle Colvin. Carol learned cooking and sewing from Grandma Myrtle as well as gardening and caring for the chickens they kept. From her maternal grandmother, “Mama Turner,” Carol learned to fish. She would recall going out in the boat early and staying all day and being very quiet, lest the fish not bite.
Carol attended Many Elementary School and graduated from Many High where she was a member of the majorettes. She attended Northwestern, LA Tech, and graduated later in life from University of Texas. She married in 1967 and had two precious children, Alicia and Max.
Playing the piano was a favorite hobby of Carol’s, along with painting and sewing. She loved to paint with oils and her art was usually of beautiful landscapes and the old barns she would photograph because they were “so paintable.” She crocheted many afghans for family and made beautiful things on her sewing machine.
Her greatest earthly love was being Mom to Alicia and Max. Her children were her heart. Carol loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Her well-worn Bible with notes and prayers are a testament to the time she spent in the Word. She met life and life’s obstacles with grit and determination. Whatever the outcome, whatever the results, success or failure, she held to her belief in salvation through Christ Jesus and the assurance of an eternity in Heaven to follow this life.
Living independently much longer than she was really able to, and following a fall in her home, resulting in multiple surgeries, her determination softened. Her protective shell cracked and fell away. The sweetness that flowed out of her during her last weeks was a precious gift and a testament to God’s perfect love and his perfect timing. We will miss her now, but we will see her again.
