Carol Pauley, 87, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Carol was a native of Charleston, West Virginia, and a resident of Newport News, Virginia. She retired from Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company with over 20 years of service. She was a member of First Baptist Church.
Carol found joy in gardening and arts and crafts, and she shared a special fondness for the beach, a love she inherited from her mother. Carol touched many lives through her work teaching children at First Baptist and her dedicated involvement with the XYZ ministries. She took pride in her classic 1979 Plymouth Volare, which remains a treasured family keepsake. Above all, Carol cherished her children and grandchildren, always placing her family first, and was a woman of great integrity.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Goldie Hudson, and her son, Timmy Pauley. Carol is survived by her daughter, Cindy Norcutt (Brian); two sons, Mark Pauley and Steve Pauley (Donna); grandchildren, Lauren (Jesse), Lexi (Matt), Amber, and Timmy; and three great-grandchildren, Oaklynn, Isla, and Hadley.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 28, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Peninsula Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, April 29, at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Peninsula Memorial Park.