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.