MT. VERNON - Carol Cowen Hollingsworth, 69, of Mt. Vernon, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011, at 7:47 a.m. at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor. She was born in Mt. Vernon on Sept. 7, 1941, the daughter of J. Nelson and Wilma Caroline (Maxwell) Cowen. She married Jim Hollingsworth on Aug. 8, 1980, and he survives. Carol was a member of the Park Avenue Baptist Church, and formerly attended Logan Street Baptist Church. She was CEO & Chief Accountant for FGM in Mt. Vernon for 18 years and then for Architectural Services for 30 years. Mrs. Hollingsworth was a member and past president of the Mt. Vernon Business and Professional Women's Club and was Chairman of the Membership Committee. She was an alumna of St. Mary's of the Woods College in Vincennes, Ind. Mrs. Hollingsworth is survived by her husband, Jim Hollingsworth; four children, Scott Crawford of Alhambra, John Crawford and wife Pam of Atlanta, Ga., Laura Daugherty and husband Robert of Salem and Lynda Lamb and husband Sam of San Francisco, Calif.; six grandchildren, Cameron, Dustin, Cole, Breck, Kash and Kacie, and one due in August; one sister, Linda Barton and husband David of Ina; and one brother, Roger Cowen and wife Betty of Martin, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Johnston Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with the Rev. Jerry Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Old Shiloh Cemetery in Mt. Vernon. Visitation will be Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. For those who wish, memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.