We announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend, Ms. Caroline O. Penn Blackwood better known as Ms. Carrie. Ms. Carrie transitioned into eternal peace on Saturday, June 8, 2024.

She is survived by her children, Dale & Gail Blackwood; daughter-in-law: Sherrolyn Stapleton Blackwood; grandsons, Jeylani & Jayden Blackwood granddaughters, Shakisha Ashly, Tiffany Ingram & Jayni Blackwood; great-grandchildren, Elijah & Ariyah Ingram; Fur Baby, Cookie Blackwood; sisters, Eleanor Parilla, Ileta David, Bianca Creque, Ruebel Penn, & Kittie Grant; brothers, Richard, Gafford, James, Charles  Jr., Cecil, Franklyn, & William Penn
sisters-in-Law, Erlys, Sonia, Louette, & Elaine Penn; brothers-in-law, Luis Parilla, Roosevelt St. C David, Clinton Creque, Keith Grant, Claudius Bailey; nieces, Icylma Scatliffe, Merlene Smith, Lisa David, Aniece Evans, Fabian Walters, Emma & Audrey Penn, Jeanette, Sharon & Desma Penn, Laverne Parsons, Stacey Fraites, Lornette Penn, Laurice Gilead, Jennifer, Rosie, Sheryl, Brenda, Katie, Dana, Sonya, Calema, Nadia & Selina Penn, Monique Creque Miller, Janelle Smith, Keithia & Krista Grant, Symone Parrillon; nephews: Roosevelt David Jr., Preston Evans, Albert Francis, Emile Jason Walters, Ryan Smith, Clint, Cliff & Chris Creque, Jose, Andrew, Buncas, Cooper, Richard Jr., Curtis, Jamie, Wayne, Jarius, Edwin Jr., Michael, Romney, Franzel, Franklyn, Dudley, Renaldo, George, Jordan, Cecil Jr., Shakoy, Khaleel, Jovannie, Franklyn Jr., Kimari, Malic, William Jr., & Khoy Penn, Glen Callwood and Liston Frennie Thomas.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Rosamond Venzen Penn & Charles L. Penn Sr.; sisters, Mavis Francis, Audrey Evans, Almeda Stapleton, Vadis Frett & Susan Bailey, brothers, Rennard, Carl, Edwin & Rupert Penn; aunts, Violet & Othelia Stevens, Trophina George, Kathleen & Rubeltine Venzen, Adella Harrigan, Gracelia Leonard, Lubel Penn, Delita O'Connor, Ena Frett, Lily Jurgen, Adina Francis & Irine Smalls; uncles, Evelyn George, Prince & Glanville Venzen, Howard & Hugh Penn, Solomon Gordon, and John Vanterpool.