Mrs. Carolyn Osley Mize

January 10, 1929 - June 9, 2016

Mrs. Carolyn Pulliam Osley Mize, 87, of Royston, GA passed away on Thursday, June 09, 2016, at the Hart Care Center in Hartwell, GA. Mrs. Mize was born in Elbert County, daughter of the late Eff and Rosa Hewell Pulliam. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Murlyn Osley; her son, Richard Osley; two sisters, Evelyn Pulliam White and Mildred Pulliam Williamson; and three brothers, Dorcey and Julian Pulliam, killed in World War II, and James Pulliam. She was also preceded in death by her second husband, Arnold Mize. Mrs. Mize was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church in Bowman, GA where she taught Sunday school for many years. She was a school teacher having taught for 36 years. Her teaching career began in 1948, at Bowman. She then went on to teach at Vanna Elementary and retired in 1984 at Eagle Grove Elementary. Mrs. Mize was a member of the Hart County Retired Teachers Association. Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Osley Bond of Hartwell, GA; granddaughter and spouse, Andrea and Josh Bailey of Lawrenceville, GA; a sister, Nita Wallis of Smyrna, GA; step-children and spouses; Debbie and Dan Holcomb of Baldwin, GA, Darlene and Michael Bartlett of Evans, GA, Donna and Billy Dixon of Cleveland, GA, Dennis and Marie Mize of Dewy Rose, GA and Dr. David and Barbara Mize of Elberton, GA; and twenty-two grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services for Mrs. Mize will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Luther Thomason officiating. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Bowman, GA. The family will receive friends at Pruitt Funeral Home from 10:00 a.m. until funeral hour on Saturday morning. The family is at their respective homes. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.