Steven Douglas Carroll, 75, passed away peacefully on October 27 with his daughter by his side. He courageously battled Parkinson’s for over 3 decades. He worked as a mechanic for most of his life and owned Carroll’s Service in Burlington, KY, for many years. Cars were his passion. He loved to drag race at Thornhill as a teen & went onto Jeep racing after that. He enjoyed working on vintage cars & participating in car shows. He is survived by his daughter Kristy (Dean) Abner, stepdaughter Terri (Mike) Bogan and stepson Darren (Susan) Davies. He was preceded in death by his wife Deborah and his parents, Clarence & Freda Carroll. A celebration of his life will be held at a future date after the holidays. In lieu of flowers, family suggests donations to The Parkinson’s Foundation.
A celebration of his life will be held at a future date after the holidays.
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Zachary Milligan says
October 31, 2025 at 2:49 pmSteve was a very good friend that I was blessed to know since I was a little kid. Ever since I met him, he was like an uncle to me. I remember going out to he and Debbie’s house: working on things with them, listening to their stories and life lessons, and always feeling welcome.
I learned a lot from Steve, and he always made sure I was included. Every time he’d call Dad and ask if he’d like to meet for lunch or come work on something, he said “Bring Zach too, if he wants to come!”.
Whenever we were done working on something, whatever it was, we’d sit out on the back deck and Steve would tell stories: cars he worked on, Jeeps he raced, wheelies he did (in Jeeps), taking on Hemis in his Corvette, etc.
Steve was, by far, one of my favorite people I’ve ever met. One of the smartest and most interesting too.
He will be very missed.
In lieu of flowers, family suggests donations to The Parkinson's Foundation.