Carol Ann Burwell

Carol Ann Burwell was born on January 13, 1944 to Lawrence Leo Lacey and Mayona Marie Parker Lacey. She attended Bartlesville Public Schools and graduated in May 1962. Growing up in Bartlesville, OK her sister remembers that Carol hated getting shots, so she would always push her siblings to go in front of her. However, the nurses knew better and eventually caught on to make Carol go first. Carol spent time with friends making candy and watching a scary movie with them every Saturday night. She loved all types of music but had a special place in her heart for Elvis Presley. In fact, when watching Elvis on American Bandstand, Carol would start screaming out in excitement. She would scream so loud that nobody else could hear anything on the tv. She had many of Elvis’ albums, some of them even have kiss marks on them! Carol met Freddie Joe when she was in high-school and they quickly became high school sweethearts. They married on May 3, 1963. Together, they enjoyed riding motorcycles, going square dancing, and playing cards with their friends. While Fred loved to fish, Carol did not enjoy this quite as much, but would tag along just to spend time with him. They welcomed their eldest daughter, Teri on March 12, 1964 in Nowata, OK and then welcomed their youngest daughter, Vicki on March 29, 1969 in Bartlesville, OK. Together, as a family they enjoyed going fishing, where Fred would set all of his girls up with a cane fishing pole, only to have to come re-set it after they caught a turtle or a carp. They also frequently took Sunday drives together where they would go to Woolaroc and look at all the animals or drive around the lake. Carol was a true family woman, working diligently to take care of everyone around her. She would get “all dolled up” every night before Fred got home from work. She would go into the bathroom to put her red lipstick on, draw on her eyebrows, and primp her hair one last time before he pulled in the driveway. She loved to cook and sew. Teri and Vicki have vivid memories of Carol hand-making all of their new clothes and that they had matching dresses every Easter. She was known for her homemade egg noodles and her biscuits and gravy. Teri and Vicki shared that their homemade meals growing up consisted of meat, bread, and potatoes. “Vegetables didn’t have to exist because Mom didn’t like vegetables.” Holidays were also important to Carol. Her daughters remember that they always had presents and fully stuffed stockings at Christmas time. A very special memory includes Carol making their stockings by cutting their names out of green felt and then hand-stitching them onto their stockings. Carol also placed an emphasis on birthdays. Each of her children always had a home-made cake and a birthday party in the back yard that was filled with friends and family. As a grandmother, she loved winning games of Chinese Checkers played with her grandchildren. Carol, or better known by her grandchildren as “Grandma Horsey” or “Grandma,” loved puzzles of all kinds. Puzzle books, Sudoku, crosswords and jigsaw puzzles were always around everywhere. She also enjoyed playing Yahtzee. Her grandchildren remember that she always had bowls of candy around her house, particularly candied orange slices and went “all out” for Easter, making sure that each grandchild had plenty of eggs filled to the brim with candy, only to turn around and hand them another full bag of candy. Carol eventually became a great-grandmother and was known as “Gigi.” Her great-grandchildren never went without anything they could have ever needed or wanted. She showered them with gifts and candy. Carol was a generous grandma and made sure each of her grandchildren had everything. She was found spending her summers gathered around Vicki’s dining room table, helping her sew costumes for her granddaughter’s theatre productions. During the holidays, Carol could be found watching The Hallmark Channel’s Christmas movies and making lists of foods that were going to be needed at every family holiday. Carol was known by her grandchildren for her delicious baked beans and incredible egg noodles. She also became known as the family’s biggest food critic, frequently talking of food as “too salty, too much sauce, was burned, or undercooked.” She frequently commented on how she did not understand how somebody could “mess up an egg” or “burn one side of a pancake.” Carol’s legacy passes down a love of food, but most notably, the importance of family and serving others. She will be dearly missed and lovingly remembered. Carol is survived by her two daughters Teri Alexander and husband Philip, Vicki Cabler and husband Phillip, both of Bartlesville, OK. Her sister Joyce Morgan of Copan, OK, her two brothers Don Lacey and his wife Donna of Tulsa, OK, and Bob Lacey of Bartlesville, OK. Three grandsons, Jordan Alexander and wife Nikki of Bartlesville, OK. Travis Alexander and wife Emily of Shawnee OK. Cody Cabler and wife Hadley of Edmond, OK. One Granddaughter, Kessi Cabler of Bartlesville, OK, and two great grandchildren, Joseph Alexander and Julia Alexander of Bartlesville, OK. Carol was preceded in death by her husband Freddie Joe Burwell, both parents, two brothers Leroy Lacey and Jerry Lacey all of Bartlesville, OK. Carol’s memorial service will be held at Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 10:00 am. Place of Interment will be Memorial Park Cemetery.

Carol Ann Burwell

January 13, 1944 - August 26, 2022