Carol Ann Laine

Carol Ann Laine

Carol Ann Laine, 68, passed away on Oct. 20, 2016 from complications following a stroke, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., with her two daughters next to her.

She was born on May Day and raised in Charles City, Iowa by her late parents, John O. and Esther M. Gordon. She was a graduate of Charles City Community High School, and she excelled in every job she held which ranged from the owner of a typing service to Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of North Central Florida Regional Planning Council, wherein she stayed the longest and formed long-lasting friendships.

She had a knack for finding beautiful antiques and decorations to make her house a wonderful home. Her most recent favorite activities were walking her dog Sophie and creating scrapbooks of the people closest to her, especially her four grandchildren.

Her living, immediate family include her brother David Gordon of Charles City and her children Stacy Gordon of Alachua, Fla. and Jennifer Laine Guilford of Conneticut.

A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, of which she was a devoted member for nearly 40 years, in Gainesville, Fla. An additional celebration of life with her extended family will take place in Charles City on Saturday, Nov. 5 with interment at the Howard County cemetery in Elma at 11 a.m., and a gathering of friends and relatives at the Charles City VFW to follow at noon. Simple words cannot express the magnitude of her selflessness and the impact of her expertly kind acts and bright personality. She will truly be missed every day.

Laine