Carla Renee Schlautman

May 29, 1969 - March 25, 2022

Funeral services for Carla Renee Schlautman will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 31, 2022, in the chapel of John Kramer & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Brad Webb officiating. Interment will take place at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2022, in the Garden of Serenity at Crestview Memorial Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas, under the direction of Caruth-Hale Funeral Home. Visitation will take place Wednesday, March 30, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Kramer Funeral Home. Carla was born on May 29, 1969, in Bernie, Missouri. After more than eight years battling cancer, Carla peacefully surrendered on Friday, March 25, 2022, smiling, joking, and fighting to the final moment, like the warrior she is. As the child of an Air Force Officer, Carla was raised and educated in many different locations all over the world. She attended many different schools during her younger years. Her exposure to such a diverse education as her family constantly moved, developed her into a woman with a strong, spunky and vibrant personality, who easily made friends and was always willing to help others. Carla was a loving wife, mother, and Mimi. She had a heart of gold that she had given to Jesus. She enjoyed spending time with her family, going on camping adventures and shopping. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends. Carla is preceded in death by her mother, Betty Hayes; her brother, Ryan Hayes; one cousin, Kim Wamble; and her aunt, Joyce Eaker. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, the love of her life for 20 plus years, Blake Schlautman; her loving father, Garry Hayes; three sons, Matthew Gillispie, Zach Schlautman and wife, Stevie, and Aron Earl; one daughter, Brooklyn Roberts and husband, Skylar; eight grandchildren, Ethan, Destiny, Ka’Leah, Bryson, Madelyn, Heaven, Lawson and Evie; father and mother-in-law, Dean and Gloria Woda; two brothers-in-law, Cory Schlautman and wife, Jolene, Kevin Hurt and wife, Sabrina; sisters-in-law, Britain Stokes and husband, Stacey, Katelyn Ryland and husband, Rowdy; four nephews, Cason, Garison, McCoy and Caul; and eight nieces, Annaston, Anniston, Courtney, Savannah, Violet, Scarlett, Evelyn and Charlie. Pallbearers honored to serve include Jerry Forbes, Jon Perkins, Stacey Stokes, T.J. Wilson, Matt Gibson and Bryar Bell. Honorary pallbearers will be Cason Fairbanks, Garison Fairbanks and McCoy Schlautman. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials in Carla’s memory be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105, or www.stjude.org/donate.