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November 8, 1940 - August 8, 2011
John Ray Carlton
John Ray Carlton, 70, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2011. He was a strong man of God who loved people and collected friends. Ray was a member of Stuart Heights Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. A former employee of Bethel Bible Village Child Care, he was currently employed with Wal-Mart in Hixson. Ray was preceded in death by his parents, Clell and Leola Carlton; brother, Charles T. Carlton, Sr. and sister, Dean Prevatt.
Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Rebecca Johnson Carlton; son, Wesley Carlton of Soddy-Daisy; daughter, Christy Carlton of Soddy-Daisy; sisters, Fay Gordon of Valdosta, GA and Carolyn Palmer of Thomasville along with several nieces and nephews.
Services will be Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Visitation is from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be Friday, August 12, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Big Ochlocknee Cemetery in Ochlocknee, Georgia. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to Stuart Heights Baptist Church Music Ministries, 3208 Hixson Pike, Hixson, TN 37415 or Hospice of Chattanooga, Memorial Hospital Unit, 4355 Hwy 58, Suite 101, Chattanooga, TN 37416.
Condolences and memories may be shared at www.williamsonandsons.com. Arrangements are by Williamson & Sons Funeral Home, 8852 Dayton Pike Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379.
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