Cecilia T. Carroll, 89, died July 4, 2010 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born December 2, 1920 at Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Caroline (Miller) Preisner. She married James W. "Pete" Carroll June 22, 1941 at Hoisington. He died December 23, 2002. A lifetime Hoisington resident, Mrs. Carroll was a homemaker and former dispatcher for the Hoisington Police Department. Mrs. Carroll was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Altar Society, and Daughters of Isabella. She was active in the Hoisington Food Bank and the Heritage Senior Center. Survivors include two sons: Walter Carroll, Hoisington; and Dennis Carroll, Kiowa, Kansas; two daughters: Joyce Hibbs, Alva, Oklahoma; and Sharon Krumm, Grinnell, Iowa; one brother, Frank Preisner, Great Bend; seven grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by infant sons, Thomas and John Carroll; one grandson, Jacky Summers; and five sisters, Annie Freidel, Othilda Steffen, Walburga Alexander, Emma Plunkett, and Mary Steffen. Altar Society Rosary will be at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 8, 2010 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hoisington. Father Dwight Birket will be celebrant. Burial will be in the St. John Church Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2010 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, in care of the funeral home.