Carroll Porter, 61, passed away on October 30, 2026, at Baptist Health Deaconess Hospital. He was a native of Madisonville, KY, and was educated in the Hopkins County School System. He was born to the late John T. Porter and Willow Dean Jones Porter. He worked for many years as a cleaner and painter of water towers until he became disabled.  

Carroll leaves to cherish his memory a daughter, Lauren Hite of Hopkinsville, KY; a sister, Teresa Roberson of Clarksville, TN; and an aunt, Paula Matheney of Madisonville, KY.  He will be truly missed by those who loved him. A funeral service is not planned at this time.