Obituary: Carole Gordon Babush, 74

Carole Gordon Babush, 74, of Brookhaven passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015.

Born Jan. 18, 1941, in Houston to Dorothy and Jack Gordon, both of blessed memory, she met her husband, Richard Kenneth Babush, in 1958 in Youngstown, Ohio. She earned a scholarship in music at Rollins College, which she attended until her marriage June 7, 1959. A founding member of Temple Sinai and current member of The Temple, Carole was active in volunteer work with Compassionate Friends, The Link and Reading for the Blind.

She was predeceased by her daughter, Susan Lynn Babush, and is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Richard; her daughter, Jacquelyn Gordon Babush; and a son-in-law, James Poulakos.

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Sign the online guestbook at www.edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Susan Lynn Babush Memorial Scholarship Fund at Georgia State University, the William Breman Jewish Home, or to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. A memorial service will be held Friday, Oct. 30, at The Temple with Rabbi Peter Berg officiating. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.