The Rev. Carolyn Randall Croxton enjoyed variety in her working life.

The New Kent County native started out as an operating room nurse in Richmond and then went on to serve 15 years as a Richmond police officer.

She later worked with abused women as a domestic violence coordinator at The James House in Hopewell. After that, she joined the staff of the Social Security Administration in the Richmond area, while also serving as an associate minister at Antioch Baptist Church in Varina.

The common thread running through all she did “was her kind, caring approach,” said Horace T. Croxton, her husband of 25 years. “She always was trying to help people and offer them inspiration.”

Rev. Croxton is being remembered for her contributions to others following her death Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. She was 63.

Her life was celebrated in a funeral service Saturday, Oct. 18, at Antioch Baptist.

Rev. Croxton earned an associate degree from J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and a bachelor’s degree from Bluefield College in West Virginia. She later earned a bachelor’s degree in religious studies and master’s of ministry from Virginia Triumphant College and Seminary in Richmond.

She worked as a nurse at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital, now VCU Medical Center, before joining the Richmond Police Department in 1987. She retired in 2002 as a sergeant.

At Antioch Baptist, Rev. Croxton was active in the Women’s Ministry, the Missionary Ministry, the Safety and Security Ministry, the Bereavement Ministry, the New Members Ministry and the Elder of Grace Ministry.

She also was a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.

Her survivors also include a son, Leroy L. Jones of Henrico County; three daughters, Anita Croxton of Richmond, Angela Washington of New Kent County and April Croxton of New Haven, Conn.; two sisters; three brothers; and six grandchildren.