Carolyn Martin, who loved to travel, took her last trip to be with her Lord on Wednesday January 20, 2021.

She was born in Victoria, TX July 15th, 1933 to Marian and Gene Traylor. When she was 14 her family moved to Kerrville, TX where she attended Tivy High School. It was there that she met the love of her life, Nolan Martin, on her first day of school. They were married and began their beautiful life together in January of 1950. They both graduated from the University of Houston in 1955. After graduating, Carolyn taught school for a few years. By 1960 they had four children, three boys and a girl. The boys were all very involved in sports from Junior High through college so for 20 years, she spent a lot of her time shuffling schedules and attending games along with shuffling her daughter to dance lessons. Although she was very busy during that time of her life, she cherished every second watching her children do what they loved. In her limited free time, she began teaching Sunday school and that began a 15-year passion. From that experience she wrote a manual for teachers who taught 3rd through 6th grade Sunday School. Between the 60's and 70's, Carolyn belonged to a women's advanced educational study group, called the Delphians, but said she lost interest the year they began studying atoms and neutrons. For 30 years, she and Nolan traveled the world, spending one month each year traveling. They managed to visit all but one continent (Antarctica) and made sure to bring home unique gifts for all her children and grandchildren from each trip. Carolyn was commissioned as a Stephen Minister at Coker United Methodist Church. She was also an avid bridge player, getting her Bronze Life Master. Carolyn was known as an "organizer" and would organize "girlie trips" for her bridge friends to different locations and enjoyed the fellowship and bridge playing. For 63 years, she organized their Tivy High school reunions in Kerrville with many classmates traveling from all of the US.

Although Carolyn achieved many roles outside of family, her greatest achievement was being a mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved her family fiercely and gave the best kisses and hugs to all of them. She organized family vacations and hosted holidays at their home. As the family grew, the house became more crowded, and she loved every minute. She loved taking pictures and documenting their time together. She was also a wonderful friend and spent hours talking on the phone to catch up and could often be seen writing uplifting messages or making friends and family laugh on Facebook. She was a very loved Mimi.

She was proceeded in death by her parents and her sons Ronnie and Brett. Carolyn is survived by her husband of 71 years, Nolan Martin. Her son Larry (Michele) Martin, her daughter Melani Forks, 6 grandchildren Jehramy (Andrea) Forks, Carisa (Cole) Clayton, Shaun (Amy) Forks, Meagan Martin, Davy (Tanya) Forks and Kale Forks, her 8 great grandchildren, Ryland, Sydney, Addison, Quinn, Cameron, Nolan, Caroline and Olivia, and many friends.