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- The Paducah Sun, Kentucky, Sunday, December 2, 1978
Mrs. Lola Carson, widow of bottling founder, dies
Mrs. Lola Bass Carson, widow of Luther F. Carson who founded the Paducah Coca Cola Bottling Co., died Saturday afternoon at Western Baptist Hospital.
Mrs. Carson was a life-long resident of Paducah and McCracken County. Her husband founded the bottling company here in 1903.
Mr. Carson died in 1962 at age 89.
Mrs. Carson was a vice president in the 76-yers-old Coca Cola Bottling Co., and was honored in ceremonies last year marking the firm's diamond anniversary.
The Coca Cola business here was one of the first to begin bottling the popular drink at the turn of the century.
Mrs. Carson was the daughter of the late Dr. W. J. Bass. She was an active member at the First Baptist Church.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jane Myer; three sisters, Mrs. Ellis Thomas, Mrs. Nell Howerton and Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards; a granddaughter, Mrs. Pamela Turner, and one great-granddaughter.
Friends of Mrs. Carson may call at Roth Funeral Home from noon today untill 2 p.m. Monday. Services will be at the First Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Monday with Dr. John Wood, church paster, and Dr. George Sweeting, president of Moody Bible institute, Chicago, conducting the services.
Pallbearers will be Douglas Edwards, Jr., Mark Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Walter Edwards, Clyde Hopkins, Devaughn Woods and Col. Roger Ingvalson.
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