SUMMERTON – John David Carlton, Jr., 89, widower of Barbara Kay McCraw Carlton, died Friday, October 26, 2018, at Magnolias of Santee.
Born June 22, 1929, in Blacksburg, he was a son of the late John David Carlton, Sr. and the late Norma Irene Goss Carlton. He was a US Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and was employed with IBM in Huntsville, Alabama, where he worked with the NASA Space Program and also worked with IBM in Japan, where he was a special consultant. He was a member of the Clarendon County Gideons and Summerton Baptist Church, where he was a Deacon and Trustee.
He is survived by a son, John David Carlton III (Terrie) of Summerton; two daughters, Jane Carlton Mills (Knox) of Summerton and Kaye Carlton Collins (Paul) of St. Matthews; seven grandchildren, Lucy Taffoni, Sarah Stutts (Brad), John Ours II (Nicole), Cooper Collins, Kallie Collins, Rachel Carlton and Pride Collins; and six great grandchildren.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by an infant granddaughter, Rachel Collins; a brother, Flake Carlton; and two sisters, Norma Clark and Marilyn Hopper.
A graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, October 29, 2018, at Summerton Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends immediately following the graveside service at the Summerton Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.
Memorials may be made to the Clarendon County Gideons, P.O. Box 593, Manning, SC 29102.
Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church Street, Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org
