Carolyn Callis

    Carolyn Hines Callis, 57, of Edna, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in Victoria. She was born June 13, 1957 to Willie and Alice Marie Lawson Hines. She was a health care provider and a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Edna.
    She is survived by her husband, Charles Callis; children Evonne Turner, Patricia Hines, Jerline Hardaway and Brandon Callis; step-children, Renie Callis, Tae, Charlesa and Charles Callis, Jr.; 18 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
    She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother Willie Hines Jr.
    Visitation and funeral services were Dec. 19 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Edna. Burial followed at Hines Cemetery.
    Pallbearers were Vernon Caesar, Desmond Earls, Alvin Caesar, and Ishmael Rogers. Honorary pallbearers were Brandon Callis, Charles Callis, Derrick Hines, and Jamaul Callis.   
    Arrangements under the direction of Tracy's M.J. Santellana Funeral Directors, Edna, 361-782-9234.