Carol Darlene Watson Butler age 79 passed away April 24, 2026, at Richmond Pine Nursing and Rehab in Hamlett, North Carolina.
She was born on January 27, 1947, in Watauga County. The daughter of the late Nolan Watson, Sr and Ruby Watson. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Paran Baptist Church.

She is survived by three sisters, Debbie Sue Starling of Cheraw, SC: Sandra Kay Snyder of Mountain City, TN and Marcella Jane Watson of Boone, NC, one brother, Basil Watson of Fleetwood, NC. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her father and mother she was preceded in death by her husband Buster Butler and one brother Nolan Watson, Jr.

Funeral services will be conducted at11:00 AM Saturday May 2, 2026, at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Mount Lawn Memorial Park and Gardens. Reverend Randall Greene will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00, prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at https://donorservices.alz.org

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com

Hampton Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements.