Nancy Colleen Carroll Kilgore Graveside services for Nancy Colleen Carroll Kilgore, 82, will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Pines Memorial Gardens in Ruston under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home. Nancy Colleen Carroll Kilgore died October 28, 2010 in Ruston, Louisiana. She was born on February 15, 1928 to Ewell and Noah Carroll in Ponce de Leon, Florida. She met her husband, Selwyn “Brig” Kilgore, while he was stationed in Pensacola during WWII and they married in May of 1946. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, brother Milton Carroll, sister Neysa Carroll Morris, and son Carroll Kilgore. She is survived by her son Mark Kilgore and daughter-in-law Marty Kilgore, daughters Laura Kilgore and Nancy Kilgore Noblin and son-in-law Jim Noblin, grandchildren Caitlin Kilgore O'Neill, Anna Kilgore, Phillip Kilgore, Leigh Noblin, Lauren Noblin, and Leslie Noblin and was the proud great-grandmother of Paul O'Neill. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Thelma Carroll. Colleen and Brig moved to Ruston in the early 1950s, where they raised their family. In addition to being a homemaker, Colleen also worked at Louisiana Tech as a secretary in the food service department and film library. After she retired, she volunteered with NAMI. Colleen enjoyed many hobbies. She maintained a beautiful garden throughout the year. She liked baking and would often surprise family with cookies or cake when she visited. Colleen also enjoyed sewing and crochet. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, November 1, at the Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com