Mr. Bruce Carleton's Obituary
Funeral Service for Mr. Bruce Carleton, 87, of Dadeville, Alabama, will be Monday, July 23, 2018 at 11:00 am at the Chapel of Langley Funeral Home. Randy Anderson will officiate. Burial will follow in Tallapoosa County Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends on Monday, July 23, 2018 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at Langley Funeral Home.
Mr. Carleton passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018 in Auburn, Alabama. He was born on November 15, 1930 in Dadeville, Alabama to Vernon Carleton and Clyde McLain Carleton. Mr. Carleton retired after 26 years of service in the U.S. Air Force as a Senior Master Sergeant. He served throughout the world with the majority of his service overseas. Upon his retirement from the Air Force, he served as Clerk of Court for the Tallapoosa County Commissioners Office. He and his wife Tina raised five children on Lake Martin; all graduated from Auburn University.
He is survived by his daughter, Tracy Phillpott (Doug) of Greenville, SC; son, Rodney Carleton (Mahona) of Huntsville; daughter, Teresa Carleton of West Chester, OH; daughter, Tara Wichers (Tom) of Navarre, FL; and daughter, Robin Henry (Mark) of Villa Rica, GA; grandchildren, Savanna Carleton, Nina Henry, and Ryan Henry; and brother-in-law, Sam Reeder of Dadeville.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Tina Ayon Carleton; parents; sisters, Louise Weldon, Margaret Beaird, Edith Godwin, Winnie Clanton, Virginia Husted, and Joan Reeder; and brothers, Henry Carleton and Stanley Carleton.
Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.langleyfuneralhome.com.
Langley Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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