About Carroll Fink
”Carroll was born in Meeker County, OK. When he was fourteen years of age (1936) his family moved to Roswell, NM. He worked on a cattle ranch there until the age of eighteen. He joined the National Guard to get the one year compulsory training that the government required of eighteen year olds.
When WWII broke out he was attached to the 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion. He spent five years in service to his country, seeing action in Europe. He received the Purple Heart because of wounds received in action while taking Rome. His 804th Tank Co. and “Atilla The Hun” were the only two sources to have ever conquered Rome. He was discharged at the end of the war in Fort McArthur, CA.
In 1947, he met his wife, Jaunita Rose at church. They were married in June of that year. To this union were born three children: Dennis, Ross, and Carolyn. [...]
Carroll served as a deacon in two churches and as an elder in Brea, CA where he preached on Sunday for congregations who needed a preacher. He was, during this time, employed as a tile sitter. He injured his back wile at this trade and after three back surgeries had to give up this line of work. Since he had the experience in preaching he was asked to help begin a conservative work in Arcadia, CA as their preacher. He has been in full time work since June 1970.
In June of 1973, the decision was made to move to Clute, TX. Carroll was with this church six years. In 1979, he left Clute to help get another work started in Livingston, TX. Clute supported him in this work. Later, he moved to the Brazoria county area again to preach for the Brazoria church. [...]” -Fifty Year History - Clute church of Christ
After preaching in Tennessee for seven years, Carroll moved back to Livingston with the idea of retiring and doing some fill in preaching. However, it was not long before he was back preaching full-time for the church in Corrigan. Carroll and Nita worked with the church in Corrigan for 9 years, from 1994-2003. In 2003, Carroll was forced to retire due to health problems. At that time, Carroll and Nita began to worship with the church in Livingston once again being close to their home. On September 20, 2006, brother Carroll Fink left this life and went to claim his reward.