Carolyn Ruth Castner Moffett was born March 23, 1943, in Linden (Cass County) Texas to Ronald Douglas & Mary Ellen (Henderson) Castner. She passed peacefully to her heavenly home on June 22, 2024.
She grew up in Lelia Lake and graduated from Hedley High School and Texas Tech University.
She taught school in Spur, Southland, Poteet, Rockport and Seminole Texas. After retiring from teaching, she substituted in Hobbs, New Mexico, Clarendon, Groom as well as the prison system in Amarillo, Pampa, and Childress.
She married Lyndel Moffett on September 18, 1993, in Hobbs, New Mexico. And resided in Clarendon until his retirement in 2014, and then moved to Hobbs, New Mexico.
Carolyn loved the Lord and loved teaching His word. She co-taught the chapel Sunday school class at the First Baptist Church in Clarendon. She also taught the tv Sunday school class for the church for several years. She was a member of Crosswinds Community Church in Hobbs.
While in Clarendon, she served on the Donley County Hospital Board for several terms, and the Donley County Senior Citizens board and was a member of the Friends of the Library.
She was preceded in death by her dad, in 1992; mother, in 2022; and sister, Jeanne Castner Lauderdale on April 12, 2024
She is survived by her husband of Hobbs; her daughter, Cindy Sadler and David of Hobbs; son, Bud Courtney and Diana of St. Cloud, Florida; Sisters, Judy Castner of Amarillo and Cathy Daniels and David of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas; grandchildren, Doug Sadler and Briana of Hobbs, Jenna Pratt and Austin of St. Cloud, Florida and Austin Courtney and Starr of Ocalo, Florida; eight great grandchildren with two on the way.
A memorial service with the Rev. Anthony Knowles, officiating, will be held at Robertson Funeral Directors in Clarendon at 2:00 pm on Saturday, June 29, 2024. Visitation will be from 1:00pm until service time.
Graveside Services were held at Prairie Haven Memorial Park in Hobbs, New Mexico on Wednesday June 26, 2024.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be to Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.
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