Carolyn Wolfe Petersen

December 10, 2015

Carolyn Wolfe Ashcraft Petersen, Sun City Center, died on December 10,2015. She was born in Waxhaw, NC to Carl and Carolyn Wolfe but lived in Hickory, NC until her marriage to Tom Ashcraft. after which the family lived in Nashville, TN for 19 years. In 1982 she married Marvin Petersen and moved to Brookings, SD for 8 years before they returned to the Tampa area. She is survived by her husband, daughter and son-in-law(Anne and John Maher of Melbourne, AU) , son Thomas Ashcraft(Victoria) of Littleton, CO and granddaughter Amanda Croxton(Brian) of Indianapolis, Indiana. Carolyn graduated from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro and obtained masters and doctorate degrees in psychology from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. She was a professor at Tennessee State, La Salle University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Tennessee at Nashville, University of Tampa and South Dakota State University. Carolyn belonged to the American Psychological Association and was a Fellow in the American Psychological Society. She served as a deacon in St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Sun City Center, Florida. Her hobbies were duplicate bridge and writing. She had a number of research publications in professional journals as well as s book of her memoirs titled Sweet Caroline. A memorial service will be held at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church at 11 am. December 21 with interment at Sarasota National Cemetery.