Carolyn Hannon Wardroup

It is with great sadness that her family announces the passing of Carolyn Hannon Wardroup on January 21. Born in Hinton, West Virginia, on August 17, 1935, she graduated from Gauley Bridge High School, attended University of Mary Washington, and is a Graduate of University of Virginia with a Registered Nursing degree. Upon college graduation, she moved to New Orleans to work as a nurse at Charity Hospital. She met and married Charles Wardroup there, living in New Orleans after honeymooning in Havana only months before Castro’s takeover. She became a master at establishing a happy, consistent home life for her family with 8 household moves over 12 years in pursuit of her husband’s career while she also became a kindergarten teacher. She was passionate about bargain hunting, sewing and needlework, playing the piano, crafting, reading, and having fun with friends and family. She wasn’t much of a cook and didn’t enjoy doing it, but she relished herself proclaimed title of Casserole Queen. Carolyn was an enthusiastic and active volunteer, having been a Rape Crisis councilor, nursing home ombudsmen, pianist for nursing home residents and church organizations, and maker of thousands of greeting cards for Meals on Wheels and nursing home residents. Her charm, wit, sense of humor, adventurous spirit, and sincere kindness and caring of others will be deeply missed by her family and many friends. All will be happy to know she was making cards, and also teaching her caregivers how to make them, with her beloved cat in her lap, up until a few days before, as she put it, “transitioning to a new adventure.” She is survived by her daughter Stacey Courville and her husband Mark, her son Louis Wardroup, and grandson Max Wardroup and his wife Cryssie. While Carolyn wanted her friends and family to remember the good times they had with her, she did not want a visitation or a memorial service. The family will host a celebration of life from 10 am to noon on Saturday, February 11, at 108 Heartwood Circle in Lafayette. Carolyn requested that anyone wishing to please make a donation to Acadiana Animal Aid. Carolyn’s family wishes to thank Hospice of Acadiana, as well as her caregivers. Dawn Richard, Jumika Ross and Lori LeBlanc, for their attentive, kind care. Copyright Delhomme Funeral Home, Inc. January 2023

Carolyn Hannon Wardroup

August 17, 1935 - January 21, 2023