Carol Smith Wilson

Carol Smith Wilson, 82 of Baton Rouge, Louisiana peacefully passed away at her home Friday, March 8th, 2024. Born in Laurel, Mississippi on February 3rd, 1942. In Carol’s 82 years she dabbled in several career choices from a successful real estate agent, a fiberglass wicker furniture manufacturer / manager, a certified licensed florist, and a process operator for DSM Copolymer where she retired after 12 years of service.

Carol always preached that people wait for opportunities; opportunities don’t wait for people. With that being said, the opportunity to be of service with FEMA became available in 2005, after hurricane Katrina, where she served for five years, assisting with national disasters all over the United States, before she decided to finally retire.

She is survived by her best friend and daughter, Jennifer Lei (Jenni) Wilson, sisters Bobbie Stone and Martha Rickerfor, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Proceeded in death by her beloved sons Joseph Dwight Wilson and Jeffrey Travis Wilson, parents Thyra and Herman Smith, daughter-in-law Mary Ann Wilson, ex-husband / friend Travis Madison (Bud) Wilson, brother in-law Robert Stone, brother in-law Ronnie Rickerfor, ex-sister-in-law / friend Jean Humphrey, brother Robert (Buster) Smith, sister-in-law Susie Smith, sister Bennie and brother in-law W.M. Watkins.

There will be a private family farewell gathering at a later date.

We’d like to ask those of you who knew Carol Wilson, nicknamed “Highline”, that next time you have a good cup of coffee or smell fresh flowers, just remember what a difference she made, just by being her.