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Marlborough Carroll Obituary
March 31, 1939 - November 20, 2024
Charlotte, North Carolina - Marlborough (Marley) Pegues Carroll, 85, of Charlotte, passed away November 20, 2024. Born March 31, 1939, and raised in Shelby, he was the son of the late Frances Pegues Carroll and Mason L Carroll, and was preceded in death by his brother Lindsay Carroll.
Marley is survived by his loving wife, Irene Gillogley Carroll, his daughters, AnnaElizabeth Payne Carroll and Katherine Lindsay Carroll (Tom McDonnell), his sons, Marley Francis Carroll (Nicole McConville) and Mason Littlewood Carroll, and his sister Preston Carroll Meynardie (Bill Meynardie).
In his professional life, Marley was an accomplished architect that designed many of North Carolina's most iconic buildings. As a father, he was the heartbeat of a beautiful, loving family that followed his example of kindness and humility. Guided by his abiding Christian faith, he walked through the world seeking to understand others and treating everyone he met with genuine curiosity and compassion. He will be deeply missed.
A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, November 26th at Covenant Presbyterian Church - 1000 E Morehead St, Charlotte, NC. A reception will follow at the church Welcome Center. The service will be streamed live at www.covenantpresby.org/live.
Online condolences may be made at www.HankinsandWhittington.com.
Donations in his honor may be made to the North Carolina State University College of Design at design.ncsu.edu/giving/ways-to-give/ or to Covenant Presbyterian Church at www.covenantpresby.org/ways-to-give.
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Steve Onxley
November 26, 2024
Marley was a dear friend and colleague. We both came to Odell Associates within a few months in 1985. He was a team builder and a mentor to many of us associates. For a season of our life, we both shared having children and raising families. Marley´s smile and kind words will live with many of us for many years to come. He helped all of us make Charlotte a better place to live. My wife and I will miss him. We thank our Lord Jesus Christ for his life. Blessings to the family.
Steve and Paula Onxley
Michael Cole
November 26, 2024
I met Marley as a client when he was the corporate architect for RJ Reynolds and then worked closely with him on many projects after he joined Odell Associates as Director of Design. He and my father graduated together from the School of Design in 1962. Marley was a friend and mentor, and he had an immeasurable impact on my life. He was kind, compassionate, funny, super-smart, courageous, passionate about design, and I loved him very much. We connected often and I am terribly sad he is gone. God's blessings to Irene and the family.
Tom Baker
November 25, 2024
I had both the honor and pleasure of working with Marley many years ago. Besides being a such a gentle and kind human being, he was one of the best design architects I have ever worked with. He was also a wonderful story teller who could land a punchline that would make everyone in the room laugh. I will miss him, his talents, and his wonderful voice.
Randy Croxton
November 25, 2024
How can you help but love Marley? A great Architect, smart, humble, honest, and generous to a fault. I consider all the time we spent together as friends and partners at Wolf Associates New York and Charlotte a gift on this passage through life, as good as it gets. May all of God's Blessings embrace Marley and Irene and their lovely family.
Randy and Fran Croxton
Gerard Peer
November 24, 2024
Marles was a very old friend and partner with me at Wolf Associates back in the80's. We have kept in touch all these years and juslt had lunch two weeks ago and were planning the next lumch. We are shocked because he seemed good. He was a Great Architect and we shared numerus architecture conversations over the years. He will be very much missed.
Joddy and Jo Ann Peer
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