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Submitted: 10/7/21 • Approved: 10/7/21 • Last Updated: 10/10/21 • R461613-G0-S3
1888-1956
*Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
Walter Alvinas Carlton, 68, died Wednesday at 6:15 p.m. in St. Anthony's Hospital.
He was a retired farmer and had lived in Amarillo three years. His home was at 911 N. Mississippi.
Surviving are two sons, Johnny Carlton of Amarillo and Woody Carlton of Twitty; two daughters, Mrs. Helen Morgan of Amarillo and Mrs. Venita Mooring of Houston; a brother, J.R. Carlton of Swain, Ark.; two sisters, Mrs. Hailie Fay Walker of Oklahoma City and Miss Lola Carlton of Kansas City, and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held in Shamrock, with burial under direction of Richerson Funeral Home. Arrangements here were under direction of Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 10 Jan 1957, Thu - Page 6)
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Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Name: Walter Carlton
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1891
Residence: Murray, Newton, Arkansas
Spouse's name: Lea Reynolds
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Residence: Parthenon, Newton, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 20 Jul 1913
Marriage License Date: 7 Jul 1913
Marriage County: Newton
Event Type: Marriage
FHL Film Number: 1035375
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Walter B Carlton
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 23 Jun 1890
Birth Place: Arkansas, USA
Residence Place: Newton, Arkansas, USA
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Walter A Carlton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 68
Birth Date: 29 Jun 1888
Birth Place: Murray, Arkansas
Residence: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
Death Date: 9 Jan 1957
Death Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
Father: Meck Carlton
Mother: Emma Nichols
Contributed on 10/7/21
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