Carol Sue Calhoon, 78

EAST LIVERPOOL – Carol Sue Calhoon, of East Liverpool, passed away Friday morning, March 27, 2026, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. She was 78 years old.

Born in East Liverpool, November 2, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Lucille Mae Thomas Lynn. She was a graduate of Beaver Local High School, Class of 1966.

Carol was a devoted homemaker who enjoyed caring for children. She deeply loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as her many nieces and nephews. She had a passion for baking and found joy in sharing her food with others. A woman of strong faith, Carol was an active member of the Point of Mercy Sanctuary.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, John E. Calhoon, whom she married on January 7, 1968; her daughter, Tracy Rickerd; her sisters, Viola Williams and Ruth Chamberlain; and brothers, Robert Lynn, Glenn Lynn, William Lynn, Thomas Lynn, and Andrew Lynn, as well as a special brother-in-law Gary Williams.

Left to cherish Carol's memory are her daughter, Angela DeGasperis and her husband, Donald; her son-in-law Mike Rickerd, her grandchildren, Kelsey Brandle and her husband, Corey, and John Rickerd and his wife, Tahlor; great-grandchildren Emmett, Damon, and Ava, her sister, Patty Williams; a brother-in-law Ken Calhoon and his wife, Candi, and many nieces and nephews. She was anxiously awaiting the arrival of two more great-grandchildren soon.

Pastor Stephen Waddel will conduct a funeral service on Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Dawson Funeral Home. Friends may visit two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Yellow Creek Cemetery.

Following the service, friends and family will gather at the Point of Mercy Sanctuary for fellowship.