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Bill DeBerry Funeral Directors obituary
2025 West University
Denton, Texas 76201
Phone: (940) 383-4200

Caroline Booth
( January 24, 1977 - March 24, 2019 )

Services will be held at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Oak St, Denton TX at 2:00 pm on Friday, March 29, 2019.

Caroline Booth was born in San Antonio’s Santa Rosa Medical Center on January 24, 1977 to Julie Murphy Booth and John A. Booth. She died Sunday, March 24, 2019 at home and with her family in Denton, TX. She is survived by her husband, Michael Upshaw, sons Andrew Lara (age 11) and Luke Upshaw (age 9), her father and stepmother, Patti Richard, of Denton, her mother and stepfather, Julie and Gary Stillwell, of Austin, TX, her sister Char Booth, of Encinitas, CA, her stepsister Alexandra Cappelletti, of Studio City, CA, her stepsister and brother Kristi and Matt Stillwell of Austin, TX, and her grandfather, Thomas D. Murphy III, of Austin. She graduated from Denton High School in 1995. A proud Aggie, she graduated from Texas A & M University in 2000 with a double major in animal science and agricultural journalism. She earned a Master’s degree in public administration (MPA) at the University of North Texas in 2014.


Caroline began her professional life as the editor of The Land and Livestock Post, published by the Bryan-College Station Eagle, and then worked as a communications specialist for the Noble Foundation of Ardmore, OK. She returned to Denton and worked as volunteer coordinator and development director for the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home, then as communications director for the University of North Texas Library. In 2014 she joined the staff of Denton Municipal Electric as business development officer. In 2015 she moved to the City of Denton planning and development department, and became director of development in 2016. She served on the Board of Directors of the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home, and was a member of the Denton Benefit League. Caroline was organized, energetic, fierce, and funny. She loved her family and friends intensely and generously.

Caroline would have wished that contributions in her memory go to support the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home of Denton, TX, (www.cpch.org; 909 Greenlee St., Denton, TX 76201 · 940-382-5112)


MEMORIAL SERVICE
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
Friday, March 29, 2019
2:00 PM
Email Details
300 W. Oak St.
Denton, Texas 76201