Carol Sue Tyler was born on March 3, 1939 in Hampton, VA and was a lifelong resident of Phoebus until her death on Monday, June 22, 2026. Carol Sue retired from Old Point National Bank. She was known as the voice of Old Point. If you called, you heard her cheerful voice stating the salutations of the day (i.e. “Good Morning Old Point National Bank, Today is Mickey Mouse’s Birthday!”). Carol Sue was the first woman to join the Phoebus Golf League and served as treasurer for many years.

Carol Sue loved the beach, gardening, playing golf and attending the annual Hampton Cup Regatta, which she was known to place a few bets on the boat races. Carol Sue volunteered for Oakland Cemetery, Hampton Cup Regatta, and many local festivals. She was a lifelong member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church where she taught Sunday School when her children were young and continued to participate in the church until her death. She loved to be around people and enjoyed life!

She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl August Hellman Jr. and Edith Fetters Hellman; husband, John Benjamin Tyler; and brother Carl August Hellman III; survivors include her daughter, Charlene Tyler Runner (John); son, Timothy Jay Tyler (Donna); aunt, Peggy Fetters Alsing; sister-in-law, Jacqueline "Jackie" Hellman; niece, nephews and cousins. Carol Sue was blessed with 2 step grandsons, John Miles Runner II and Chris Isaac Runner (Anna); and great grandchildren, Ichrio, Yamato, Sarah, Seneca and Isaac Runner.

The family will receive friends from 5:30-7:30 Thursday, July 2, 2026, at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted at 10:00 AM, Friday, July 3, 2026, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church with interment to follow in Parklawn Memorial Park.

Memorials can be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 179 E. Mercury Blvd, Hampton VA 23669 or Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Organization at www.komen.org.