OCEAN ISLE BEACH — Caroline Kay Couvillon Austell, 60, passed away Friday, June 2, 2017, following surgery to remove a brain tumor. She was under the care of Dr. Nieves, oncologist at the Zimmer Center and Dr. Brown, neurosurgeon at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Kay never lost hope in her healing and kept the faith to her last breath. She believed in herself, had confidence in her doctors, and never wavered from her faith in The One Great Physician.
Kay was born March 25, 1957, in Augusta, Ga., to Frank Anatole Couvillon and the late Margaret Brewer Couvillon. She grew up in Aiken County, S.C., graduating from North Augusta High School in 1975, just before moving to Ocean Isle Beach with her family. Kay received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from The University of North Carolina in Wilmington graduating Magna Cum Laude in English and history.
She was a voracious reader, writer and conversationalist. Kay worked in insurance for almost 30 years and was also licensed in real estate. She enjoyed interior decorating, genealogy, and watching football and old movies with her father. She was a member of Shallotte Presbyterian Church and the South Brunswick Islands Pilot Club.
Kay was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Williams Austell; and sister, Aimee Clara Couvillon. She leaves behind her beloved father; brothers, Frank Anatole Couvillon Jr. and David Brewer Couvillon of Honolulu, Hawaii; sister and brother-in-law, Anne-Marie Couvillon Rourk and Glen David Rourk; niece and nephew, Aimee Catherine Rourk and David Chandler Rourk II, all of Shallotte, N.C. Kay was deeply devoted to her family, special cousins and dear friends. Our hearts overflow with Kay’s love.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m., Thursday, June 8, at Shallotte Presbyterian Church with the Rev. John Causey. Interment will be held in Brunswick Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the church parlor.
Online condolences may be sent to brunswickfuneralservice.com.
