Jessica Elizabeth Carroll, 34, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away on January 1, 2022. She was born to Scott R. Whitcher and Robin Carroll Coburn on May 22, 1987, in Springfield, Missouri.

Jessica attended Central High School. She then attended Everest College for 2 years for nursing. She was a homemaker and a wonderful mom to her children.

She did volunteer work with the Autism community in her free time. She loved her Irish heritage, crocheting, and being a mom.

She is preceded by her great-grandmother and her grandfather.

She is survived by her father: Scott R. Whitcher; her mother: Robin Carroll Coburn; her step-fathers: Dean Coburn and Dean Laubert; her children: John K. Dickson and Nathaniel R. Dickson; brothers: Adam Coburn, Travis Whitcher, and Scottie Whitcher; sisters: Stephanie Carroll, Tabbetha Carroll Ray and husband Joseph Ray, Jennifer Haguewood; grandmother: Peggy Carroll; five nieces; seven nephews; more cousins than you can count; as well as beloved family members: Debbie Coble, David Guthrie, Dylan Jones, and Blane Martinsen.

The family would like to say thank you to their dear friend Ashleigh Murray for supporting them during this time.

There will be a funeral service for Jessica at Greenlawn Funeral Home North on Friday, January 7, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. with a visitation starting at 2 p.m. beforehand.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Autism Speaks.