Obits For The Carlton Surname From Tate County, Mississippi

Obit of

Lindley Allison Carlton


Lindley Allison Carlton, born December 19, 1927 in Arkabutla, MS,  died December 30, 2009 in Chattanooga, TN. He was the son of the late Lonnie Earl & Mildred Lampkin Carlton of Arkabutla..

Allison attended Arkabutla high school and enrolled in the University of Alabama as a physics major where he earned a degree in Aeronautical Engineering.

Allison served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and later in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.

Allison was employed for 12 years  at North American Aviation  in Los Angeles, CA and 25 years  at McDonald Douglas Aircraft Corp. in St. Louis, MO. He was employed at Accurate Automation, Inc. in Chattanooga at the time of death.

He was preceded in death by his wife Amy Pyron Carlton and two sons, James Glen and Lawrence (Larry) Carlton. He is survived by two daughters, Eileen  Wimpenny  (John), of Germany and Janice Gates (Steve) of St. Louis, MO, three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, one sister, Margaret (Les) Dicken, Senatobia, MS and one brother, Fred Carlton (Marie) of Arkabutla, MS.

A memorial service was held January 2, 2010 in Chattanooga, TN. Burial was in St. Louis, MO Monday, January 4, 2010. Arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home in Chattanooga.

Updated January 17, 2024

 

                                       

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