Mrs. Carolyn Jean Slack

April 12, 1935 - June 2, 2020

Carolyn Jean Slack, age 85, of Roswell, Georgia passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020. She was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri to parents Benjamin and Melicent Richter. She graduated high school in 1953 and secretarial school in 1954. She married John Daniel Slack on May 12th, 1956 in St. Louis and had two children; John Daniel Slack II and Donna Lee Barton. Carolyn was a devoted wife, mother, stepmother, mother in law, grandmother of 9, great grandmother of 8 and great-great grandmother of 3, daughter, sister, cousin, aunt, friend and humanitarian. She was an active member of the Methodist Church of Fairfield Glade Tennessee, and volunteered in many ways, including walking door-to-door for many years collecting for the American Cancer Society and Hospice of Cumberland County. Carolyn is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, John Daniel and Susan Slack of Novi, Michigan, 3 daughters and two son’s-in-law, Sue Ellen Jansco of Johnston City, Illinois, Sandra and Bill Walker of Bay City, Illinois, and Donna and Michael Barton of Roswell, Georgia; nine grandchildren; Jan Jansco, Jodi Jansco, Ann Bongiorno, Susan Spier, James, Stephen, Michael and Christopher Slack and Michael Luis Barton, eight great grandchildren; Jordan and Chelsea Jansco, Justin and Jace Poskevich, Jamie Zuber, Matteo and Dominic Bongiorno and Sophia Spier, 3 great-great grandchildren; Brandon, Kaleigh and Carter Poskevich. A family memorial service was held at Northside Chapel, Roswell, Georgia on Friday, June 5, with Jim Grudzen officiating. A kind, fun, sassy and witty “Nana”, she always had a kind word for all. She will be greatly missed.