Yes, she did!
Althea was born March 6, 1938 in NYC.
To Winifred Ina MacKenzie Elwell and
Edward West Elwell, Scottish & English
Attended Greenwich Country Day School
99% class of 1955 at Greenwich High School
BA in Math & Statistics, 1959, UConn
Was Kappa Kappa Gamma with cousin, Ann
Married Bruce Courtland Carlson, 1959
Honeymooned on the St. Lawrence River
Wife of US Army Helicopter Pilot Ft Bragg
Bore and raised 3 beautiful & healthy children
Allyn, William Curtis and Stephen Bruce
Built a home and community in Hampstead
Founded Spot Festival & Volunteer Fire Department
Taught Sunday School at St. Andrews on the Sound
Moved to Banner Elk, built Country House Village
Spawned many businesses, and a few restaurants
Country Gourmet, Country House Furniture, Heidi’s
The Tack Room, Iron Mountain Outlet Stores
Designed interiors and furnished homes in
Sugar Mountain, Hound Ears, Invershiel
Seven Devils, Charlotte & Wrightsville Beach
Attended Saint Mary of the Hills, Blowing Rock
Sold Country House Village and Hound Ears home
Attended Immersion Culinary School in France
Moved to Wrightsville Beach, got real estate license
Did LLC condo conversion of Waterway Lodge
Secured rights to World Trade Center and land option
Crashed when Chamber of Commerce stole WTC
Moved to NYC, wrote books and screenplays
“Real Women Can Make Real Money”
“Ted Turner, Riding a White Horse”
“Locheil, King Across the Water”
Rejoined her sons in Wilmington
Restored after church reception at St. Andrews
Celebrated with her brother Michael and Dottie
As their children Bryan, Cindy, Mark and David wed
Adopted her children’s spouses, Ray, Anita, Heidi
Joined warm loving parish at First Christian Church
Loved watching her beautiful grandchildren grow
Ashley, Hunter, Holden, Walker, Erica, Jessica
Bravely battled cancer, positive until the end
She will live on forever in our hearts
Winifred Althea Elwell Carlson
3/6/1938 – 10/26/2017
A graveside service will be held Monday Oct 30
2:00 at St. Andrews by the Sound
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Wilmington Funeral & Cremation, 1535 S. 41st St., Wilmington, NC 28403
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