CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Jean Rosebud Carmichael died at Plantation Estates on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.
Born on Aug. 13, 1927, in Lesslie, S.C., she was the daughter of the Rev. Oliver Walthall Carmichael, D.D., and Mamie Belle McGill Carmichael. She was predeceased by brothers, Oliver Walthall Carmichael Jr. and Jackson McGill Carmichael.
She is survived by her sister, Mary Faulkner and her family of Atlanta, Ga.; brother, Tom, his wife, Imogene, and their family of Charlotte, N.C.; numerous nieces and nephews; and a multitude of friends and loved ones.
Jean received an A.B. degree from Erskine College, M.Ed. from Appalachian University and MGS from Syracuse University. She was a Shell Merit Fellow/Scholar at Cornell. Most of her career was with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools as a member of the faculty of Myers Park High School.
A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, at Plantation Estates, 733 Plantation Estates Drive, Matthews, N.C., with the Rev. Dr. Jane B. Fobel and Chaplain Larry Watts officiating. A private inurnment will be held at the Sardis Presbyterian Church Columbarium.
Memorials may be made to Sardis Presbyterian Church, 6100 Sardis Rd., Charlotte, NC 28270; to the Marion Medical Mission, 1412 Shawnee Dr., Marion, IL 62959 to build wells in Africa; or to the charity of your choice.
J.B. Tallent Funeral Service is assisting the family.
Published by The Herald from Sep. 20 to Sep. 22, 2011.
Katharine Lucas (Monk)
Miss Carmichael was a wonderful teacher. I always enjoyed her class. I remember being so pleased to know how to figure out the answer to a question on my Driver's License test ... "If you're traveling at 60 miles per hour, how many ft per second are you traveling?" - I knew how to set it up to solve because of what I had learned in her class! (60mph= 88 ft/sec)
And, one other story that has stuck with me. She was teaching us about electrons, and how they always want to sink to their lowest energy level .... "kind of like you students ... you'd rather sit than stand ..."
Maria Pitsikoulis (Kleto)
I remember that Miss Carmichael based out grades on "looks, personality, and bribes". She was a wonderful teacher who must have appreciated the bribes because I did pass! Boxes of matches went a long way.