Evelyn Frances Carswell, 91, of Forest City, NC, died Monday, December 30, 2025 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.  Born in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Emma Lee Arrowood Carswell.  Evelyn retired after twenty-five years of teaching with McDowell County Schools.  She was a member of First Baptist Church, Forest City, an avid researcher of genealogy and history, and also loved animals and her trees.  Evelyn graduated from Gardner-Webb University and Appalachian State University.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Tom Carswell and sister, Barbara C. Washburn.

Survivors include her nephews, Richard Washburn (Juanita) of Bostic, NC, who considered her a second mother, and Tom Carswell (Laura) of Clarksville, GA; her niece, Sherry Whittington (Tom) of Greenville, SC, and sister-in-law, Kay Young Carswell of Bostic, NC.

The funeral service will be held 2pm Sunday, January 4, 2026 in the Padgett & King Chapel with interment following in the Cool Springs Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 pm Sunday at the mortuary.  Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 211 W Main St, Forest City, NC 28043 or Old Tryon Genealogical Society, P O Box 938, Forest City, NC 28043.  The Padgett & King Mortuary is serving the Carswell family.  Online condolences may be made at www.padgettking.com.