Carole Evans Granville, 72, of Sunderland, MD passed away August 28, 2012 at Calvert Memorial Hospital, Prince Frederick, MD. She was born July 24, 1940 in Scranton, PA to Ethel Ruth Francis and Allen G. Bortree.

Carole was raised in the suburbs of Scranton, and graduated with honors from Clarks Summit-Abington High School. She married Hayden Evans in 1959 and he passed away in 1964. She then married Harry Louis Granville in 1967 and they moved to Maryland. She and Harry lived in Annapolis for 25 years before moving to Sunderland.

Carole was a self employed bookkeeper. She was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church where she was involved with the Sunday morning women's bible study, the Monday morning bible study, and served as church treasurer for a number of years. She was also a member of the Calvert Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, where she volunteered as the gift shop bookkeeper and was also a past treasurer.

Carole was preceded in death by her parents, a sister Claudia Rebuth and a daughter Cathy Tuel.

She is survived by her beloved husband Harry, a son Ron Granville and wife Ann of Owings and a step daughter Jaymi Day of Tunkhannock, PA. She is survived by ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Also surviving are a sister Connie Leavesley and husband Charles, step sister Carol Saar and husband Wayne, all of Clarks Summit, PA, step brother William Smith and wife Holly, brother Craig Smith and wife Nancy of Nicholson, PA, brother in law Michael Rebuth of Scotch Plains, NJ, mother in law Jane Granville, brother in law Tom Granville and wife Gail of Tryon, NC, sister in law Joan Bowden of Somerville, NJ and many nieces and nephews.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.