Life, laughter, and love: Suwannee County remembers Carolyn, Sophia and Faith Ann

Christian Peterson reporter@riverbendnewsnews.org   It was a cold morning in January 2018 when Carolyn Raper received a phone call from a friend. The friend knew of a couple that was having a baby. Unfortunately, due to life circumstances, the couple knew they would be unable to keep the baby. The friend knew Carolyn was a good Christian woman and hoped she would be able to care for the child. Carolyn didn’t hesitate and immediately accepted the responsibility. Ironically, just days before the phone call, Carolyn had told her husband, Merril Raper, that she was interested in fostering. Knowing that it was a useless endeavor to argue with his wife once she had made he