Carlton Coburn

Services for Carlton Chester Coburn will be held Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Colonial Hills Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Carter officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Lawn Cemetery under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Carlton Chester Coburn was born on July 25, 1929 in North Zulch, TX. to parents Henry and Vesta Coburn. The family moved to Mineola, TX where as a teenager he left his family of 8 siblings to strike out on his own in Dallas, TX. It was there that he met the love of his life Kathryn Palmer, who like him was from a small town looking for work in the city. They married in 1950 in the church where they met. The new family lived and worked in Dallas until the military call came for Carl, who joined the ranks of the United States Navy. The two small-town kids found themselves in Maryland, where Carl was assigned at the presidential retreat Camp David under President Eisenhower, and later aboard the presidential yacht U.S.S. Williamsburg. After the military, they settled in Mesquite Texas, and Carl accepted a job in Dallas managing a struggling laundry and dry cleaning establishment. Over the next 40 years he became part owner of his business which grew to include 70 Holiday Cleaning and Laundry outlets. Carl loved the outdoors as well, and took his family on many adventures of scuba diving, cattle ranching, water skiing, hunting, fishing, and camping. He served the Lord faithfully his entire life, serving as deacon at First Assembly in Mesquite and later at Colonial Hills Baptist in Tyler. He continued to be active after retirement by volunteering his time and effort for others, never accepting recognition or compensation. He served at the East Texas Food Bank, Breckenridge Village, and recording sermons at church. He shared his love for life with family and friends by regularly making DVDs that he shared with everyone who would let him. Carl passed away October 6, 2011 at his home in Flint, TX at the age of 82. He is survived by his wife of 61 years Kathryn, his beloved daughters Deborah and husband Jeff Jones of Atlanta, Georgia, and Cynthia and husband Stephen Ogletree of Flint, and his brother John and wife Betty Coburn. He will be dearly missed by his five grandkids Lance, Stephen, and Ryan Ogletree, and Jason and Candace Jones. He will also be missed by his cherished great granddaughters Ainsley and Kallie Ogletree, daughters of Lance and Melissa Ogletree. Pallbearers will be Robert Coburn, Dwayne Coburn, Lloyd Green, George Leavins, Randy Felts, Michael Compton and Billy Palmer. Honorary pallbearers will be Barry Coburn, John Compton, Mark Green and David Green Visitation is scheduled on Saturday, October 8, 2011 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Hwy., Tyler. If desired, memorials may be made to Breckenridge Village of Tyler, 15062 CR 1145, Tyler, Texas 75704

Carlton Coburn

July 25, 1929 - October 6, 2011