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Carolyn Sanders Torn

December 29, 1938 — April 16, 2025

Elgin

Carolyn Sanders Torn, 86, of Elgin, died on Wednesday, April 16.

Visitation will be Friday, April 25 from 6 to 8 pm. Services will be held Saturday, April 26 at 10:00 am at Providence-Jones Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Type Cemetery.

Carolyn was born in Taylor to Gaston and Dorothy (Ritchey) Davis on December 29, 1938. She married Bobby Sanders on August 2, 1957. They were married for 41 years until his death. She later married Carl Torn on June 7, 2008.

She is preceded in death by her husbands Bobby Sanders and Carl Torn; son Kevin Charles Sanders; and brothers Lee Davis and Harvey Davis.

She is survived by daughter Nina Nygard and husband Mark of Elgin; grandsons Cody and wife Erika of Louisville, KY; Colt and fiancé Emily of Thrall; and Clint of Elgin; great grandchildren Willa, Tex, Maggie, and Georgi of Louisville, Kentucky; and sister Dolores Dooley of La Grange.

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Service Schedule

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Visitation

Friday, April 25, 2025

6:00 - 8:00 pm (Central time)

Providence Jones Funeral Home

604 State Highway 95, Elgin, TX 78621

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Funeral Service

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Starts at 10:00 am (Central time)

Providence Jones Funeral Home

604 State Highway 95, Elgin, TX 78621

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