Memories of My Life

Carol S. Hayton-Meredith was
born in Kenova, WV on December
11, 1941. The country was engaged in
World War II when Pearl Harbor was
bombed four days before her birth. She
was raised up in a Christian home and
has never forgotten her heritage. She
is a graduate of Ceredo-Kenova High
School, Southerton Beauty College and
West Virginia Insurance School and is a
licensed insurance agent . She has worn
several hats during her lifetime serving
her community as a hairstylist, often
going to the local funeral home to fi x
the hair of one of her beloved patrons. She was a hairstylist for 32 years
and then moved on to a career as an insurance agent which is her present
occupation and has been for 23 years. She worked one year for H&R Block
and is waiting to see what her next phase of life will bring.
Carol was a former Army wife to her loving husband Berlin to whom
she has been married for 49 years. She is the mother of two loving sons,
Berlin Ray II and Brian Keith Meredith. Nanny to two wonderful grandsons,
Joshua Tyler and Keenan Joseph Meredith and mother-in-law to her loving
daughter-in-law, Kathy.
Carol has been a covenant member for 16 years of New Life Church in
Huntington, WV , where she was an assistant Sunday School teacher to 6 &
7 year old children and a helpmate to her husband Berlin, who is a Deacon
of the church.