Michael H. Carlton, 96, of Vero Beach, FL died Saturday, May 21, 2011 at his home. Mr. Carlton was born May 2, 1915 in Athens, GA and moved to Vero Beach January 1, 1953 from Orlando, FL. He had been the District Soil Conservationist for the US Department of Agriculture and also worked many years for Vero Beach Laboratory. He was a charter member of the First Presbyterian Church in Vero Beach and he was a veteran of WW II and the Korean War, serving first in the US Army Air Corps and then the US Air Force.
Survivors include his wife of 68 years Edith Scarboro Carlton of Vero Beach; sons Robert Carlton of Vero Beach, Don Carlton of Fort Pierce, FL and Lee Carlton of Vero Beach; a daughter Ann Carlton-Sinnott of Ft. Pierce, FL; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach, 520 Royal Palm Boulevard, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
SERVICES: A Life Celebration Service for Mr. Carlton will begin at 12 Noon, Saturday, May 28, 2011 at the First Presbyterian Church in Vero Beach with Dr. Timothy Womack officiating, followed by a reception at the church.
Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Fort Pierce with military honors by VFW Post 3918.
Arrangements are under the direction Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach, FL. Condolences may be sent to www.coxgiffordseawinds.com