Martha Carlton

Mrs. Martha Elizabeth "Betty" Carlton, 86, of the Neboville community, passed away February 3, 2012, at Gibson General Hospital in Trenton, Tennessee. Funeral services for Mrs. Carlton will be held on Monday, February 6, at 2.00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home in Dyer. Burial will follow in the Yorkville Cemetery. Mr. Wesley Jackson and Mr. Tim Vann will be officiating. Mrs. Carlton is survived by two sons, Michael Carlton of Neboville and Keith Carlton of Corinth, Mississippi (wife Renee); four grandchildren, Daniel Carlton of Neboville, Lorie Jenkins of Palmersville (husband Joseph), Bryant Carlton and Miller Carlton of Corinth, Mississippi; one great-grandson, Alexander Jenkins of Palmersville; and one sister, Laura Vann. Martha Carlton, better known as Betty, was born March 3, 1925, and was a resident of the Neboville community in Gibson County, Tennessee. She was raised in the Three-Way community outside of Humboldt and later helped work on the atomic bomb at Oakridge during World War II before marrying Dennis Carlton and settling in Neboville. Mrs. Carlton was a retired bank teller for the Bank of Yorkville, and a member of the Neboville Church of Christ. She was an ardent supporter of the Gibson County basketball teams. Mrs. Carlton was also preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Carlton, and parents William W. and Laverne Hopper Sanders. Visitation for Mrs. Carlton will be held Sunday, February 5, from 2-6 p.m. in the Chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home in Dyer. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Martha Elizabeth "Betty" Carlton.