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Carlton, James Randolph (Chickamauga)

  • Wednesday, September 19, 2018
James Randolph Carlton, 67, of Chickamauga, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Blake Carlton and Viva Ruth Penney Yates; and half-brother, George Flowers, Jr.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy Carlton; daughters, Shelly Carlton and Vinie Holden; sons, Tony Carlton, Thad Carlton, Blake Carlton, and Thomas Newcomer; grandchildren, T-Bone, Nicole, J.J., Anthony, and several others; sister, Jenny Carlton Smith; brother, Thomas Carlton; and several nieces and nephews.

A  Celebration of Life service will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21, in the Wilbanks Memorial Chapel. A gathering of family and friends will be prior to the service beginning at 2 p.m.

Arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.
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