Carolyn Kay Scales, daughter of the late Rueben Whitehead and Louise Green Whitehead, was born in Campbell, Missouri on February 12, 1941 and departed this life at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter, Missouri on March 9, 2025 at the age of 84.

Mrs. Scales had worked at Brown Shoe Company she ran samples, she later worked at Paramount Hat Factory in Dexter. She was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary American Legion in Malden, Missouri and was a member of Bethany General Baptist Church of Rural Campbell, Missouri.

She was united in marriage to Joe Marion Scales in Campbell, Missouri on April 18, 1964. Mr. Scales preceded his wife in death on April 8, 2019.

Survivors include one son, Joe Anthony Scales and wife Laura of Dade City, Florida; by her daughter,  Kelly Owens and husband Dwight of Bernie, Missouri; by one brother, Mike Whitehead of Bernie, Missouri; by her sister-in-law, Annita Hurley of Bernie; by four grandchildren, Lindsey Scales, Rachel Scales, Krystal Hobgood and husband Derek and Waylon Owens and wife Kendra; by five great-grandchildren, Bella, Mila and Vance Owens and Dalton and Cane Hobgood; also by other relatives and friends.

Friends may call at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, Missouri on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Funeral services will be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie on Wednesday morning, March 12, 2025 starting at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Bloomfield, Missouri.

Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie is assisting with all arrangements.