Carolyn Sue Roughton, 71, of Bentonville, Ark., passed away Jan. 1, 2021. She was born Nov. 27, 1949, in Fort Smith, Ark., to Cleo and Katherine Powers Hamilton. Carolyn was a private caregiver. Carolyn is preceded in death by her father Cleo, son Steve, Jr., and sisters Donna Rainbow and Louise Hamilton. Carolyn is survived by her mother, Katherine Reasce, children Samantha Hester, Shandra Freeston, and Samuel Roughton, siblings Wilma Williams, Sharon Calvin, Mary Oakley, Michael Hamilton, and Debbie Sue, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be at 4 pm Thurs., Jan. 7, 2021, followed by the service at 5 pm, at Benton County Funeral Home, 306 No. 4th St., Rogers, Ark. Online condolences: www.bentoncountyfuneralhome.com. Phone 479-636-6700. Obit was found at www.nwaonline.com and was published Jan. 3, 2021, in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Gravesite Details Cremains. Buried in her husband Steve's plot.