Carlton "Junior" Ethridge, Jr., 73, passed away on March 27, 2021.
He was born on September 4, 1947 in Hampton, Arkansas.
Junior was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, son and uncle and he was the youngest of five children.
He graduated from Fordyce High School in 1965 and was involved in many clubs including the Projectionist Club and the Future Farmer's of America. The summer after graduation he was working at the local grocery store.
One of the managers of the store, Lee Sanders had a cousin, 15 year old Carolyn Sue Holton. One day that summer she came up from Eagle Mills to do some grocery shopping. Carolyn was standing at the magazine rack when Junior came up to her and saw that she was wearing a boy's class ring. Junior told her to take that ring off because I will be down to your house on Sunday. That Sunday, sure enough Junior was down at her house. They were engaged in the summer of 1967 and got married at 11:30 pm in Fordyce at the home of Reverend Ramsey on December 1, 1967.
Years later, after Junior and Carolyn became members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, they were sealed for time and all eternity and then sealed to their children Mark and Sabina in the Provo Utah Temple on January 27, 1990.
During the Vietnam War, Junior wanted to join the Navy while still in high school, but his father would not let him because he was not yet 18. He later joined the Army National Guard in 1966 and served 6 years as a cook. Junior had worked several years in the grocery store industry and had other jobs as well throughout his life. He had been retired for many years at the time of his passing. He enjoyed raising his family, dancing with his wife, bowling and playing pool. He loved his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren very much and was always excited to see them and to hear what they were doing. He will be missed by everyone and left this life knowing that he was loved.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Carlton Ethridge, Sr. and Bernice Idell Depriest-Ethridge; and his siblings: JB Ethridge (Odessa), Onie May Ethridge, Reba Faye Robinson, and Marvin Ethridge (Pauline).
Junior is survived by his wife of 54 years, Carolyn Sue Holton-Ethridge; his son, Mark Ethridge (Lynette) of Spanish Fork, Utah; his daughter, Sabina Burt (Phillip) of Saginaw, Texas; his six grandchildren: Aaron Ethridge, Zachary Ethridge, Jessalyn Ethridge, Jacob Ethridge, Landon Burt, and Layla Burt; and four great grandchildren: Sawyer Ethridge, Adelyn Ethridge, Blakely Ethridge, and Rosamund Ethridge; and his many nieces and nephews.
The funeral services will be held in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Meetinghouse at 300 Ridgecrest Drive, Saginaw, Texas.
Alpine Funerals and Crematory, 2300 N. Sylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76111
He was born on September 4, 1947 in Hampton, Arkansas.
Junior was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, son and uncle and he was the youngest of five children.
He graduated from Fordyce High School in 1965 and was involved in many clubs including the Projectionist Club and the Future Farmer's of America. The summer after graduation he was working at the local grocery store.
One of the managers of the store, Lee Sanders had a cousin, 15 year old Carolyn Sue Holton. One day that summer she came up from Eagle Mills to do some grocery shopping. Carolyn was standing at the magazine rack when Junior came up to her and saw that she was wearing a boy's class ring. Junior told her to take that ring off because I will be down to your house on Sunday. That Sunday, sure enough Junior was down at her house. They were engaged in the summer of 1967 and got married at 11:30 pm in Fordyce at the home of Reverend Ramsey on December 1, 1967.
Years later, after Junior and Carolyn became members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, they were sealed for time and all eternity and then sealed to their children Mark and Sabina in the Provo Utah Temple on January 27, 1990.
During the Vietnam War, Junior wanted to join the Navy while still in high school, but his father would not let him because he was not yet 18. He later joined the Army National Guard in 1966 and served 6 years as a cook. Junior had worked several years in the grocery store industry and had other jobs as well throughout his life. He had been retired for many years at the time of his passing. He enjoyed raising his family, dancing with his wife, bowling and playing pool. He loved his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren very much and was always excited to see them and to hear what they were doing. He will be missed by everyone and left this life knowing that he was loved.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Carlton Ethridge, Sr. and Bernice Idell Depriest-Ethridge; and his siblings: JB Ethridge (Odessa), Onie May Ethridge, Reba Faye Robinson, and Marvin Ethridge (Pauline).
Junior is survived by his wife of 54 years, Carolyn Sue Holton-Ethridge; his son, Mark Ethridge (Lynette) of Spanish Fork, Utah; his daughter, Sabina Burt (Phillip) of Saginaw, Texas; his six grandchildren: Aaron Ethridge, Zachary Ethridge, Jessalyn Ethridge, Jacob Ethridge, Landon Burt, and Layla Burt; and four great grandchildren: Sawyer Ethridge, Adelyn Ethridge, Blakely Ethridge, and Rosamund Ethridge; and his many nieces and nephews.
The funeral services will be held in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Meetinghouse at 300 Ridgecrest Drive, Saginaw, Texas.
Alpine Funerals and Crematory, 2300 N. Sylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76111
Carlton "Junior" Ethridge, Jr., 73, passed away on March 27, 2021.
He was born on September 4, 1947 in Hampton, Arkansas.
Junior was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, son and uncle and he was the youngest of five children.
He graduated from Fordyce High School in 1965 and was involved in many clubs including the Projectionist Club and the Future Farmer's of America. The summer after graduation he was working at the local grocery store.
One of the managers of the store, Lee Sanders had a cousin, 15 year old Carolyn Sue Holton. One day that summer she came up from Eagle Mills to do some grocery shopping. Carolyn was standing at the magazine rack when Junior came up to her and saw that she was wearing a boy's class ring. Junior told her to take that ring off because I will be down to your house on Sunday. That Sunday, sure enough Junior was down at her house. They were engaged in the summer of 1967 and got married at 11:30 pm in Fordyce at the home of Reverend Ramsey on December 1, 1967.
Years later, after Junior and Carolyn became members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, they were sealed for time and all eternity and then sealed to their children Mark and Sabina in the Provo Utah Temple on January 27, 1990.
During the Vietnam War, Junior wanted to join the Navy while still in high school, but his father would not let him because he was not yet 18. He later joined the Army National Guard in 1966 and served 6 years as a cook. Junior had worked several years in the grocery store industry and had other jobs as well throughout his life. He had been retired for many years at the time of his passing. He enjoyed raising his family, dancing with his wife, bowling and playing pool. He loved his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren very much and was always excited to see them and to hear what they were doing. He will be missed by everyone and left this life knowing that he was loved.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Carlton Ethridge, Sr. and Bernice Idell Depriest-Ethridge; and his siblings: JB Ethridge (Odessa), Onie May Ethridge, Reba Faye Robinson, and Marvin Ethridge (Pauline).
Junior is survived by his wife of 54 years, Carolyn Sue Holton-Ethridge; his son, Mark Ethridge (Lynette) of Spanish Fork, Utah; his daughter, Sabina Burt (Phillip) of Saginaw, Texas; his six grandchildren: Aaron Ethridge, Zachary Ethridge, Jessalyn Ethridge, Jacob Ethridge, Landon Burt, and Layla Burt; and four great grandchildren: Sawyer Ethridge, Adelyn Ethridge, Blakely Ethridge, and Rosamund Ethridge; and his many nieces and nephews.
The funeral services will be held in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Meetinghouse at 300 Ridgecrest Drive, Saginaw, Texas.
Alpine Funerals and Crematory, 2300 N. Sylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76111
He was born on September 4, 1947 in Hampton, Arkansas.
Junior was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, son and uncle and he was the youngest of five children.
He graduated from Fordyce High School in 1965 and was involved in many clubs including the Projectionist Club and the Future Farmer's of America. The summer after graduation he was working at the local grocery store.
One of the managers of the store, Lee Sanders had a cousin, 15 year old Carolyn Sue Holton. One day that summer she came up from Eagle Mills to do some grocery shopping. Carolyn was standing at the magazine rack when Junior came up to her and saw that she was wearing a boy's class ring. Junior told her to take that ring off because I will be down to your house on Sunday. That Sunday, sure enough Junior was down at her house. They were engaged in the summer of 1967 and got married at 11:30 pm in Fordyce at the home of Reverend Ramsey on December 1, 1967.
Years later, after Junior and Carolyn became members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, they were sealed for time and all eternity and then sealed to their children Mark and Sabina in the Provo Utah Temple on January 27, 1990.
During the Vietnam War, Junior wanted to join the Navy while still in high school, but his father would not let him because he was not yet 18. He later joined the Army National Guard in 1966 and served 6 years as a cook. Junior had worked several years in the grocery store industry and had other jobs as well throughout his life. He had been retired for many years at the time of his passing. He enjoyed raising his family, dancing with his wife, bowling and playing pool. He loved his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren very much and was always excited to see them and to hear what they were doing. He will be missed by everyone and left this life knowing that he was loved.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Carlton Ethridge, Sr. and Bernice Idell Depriest-Ethridge; and his siblings: JB Ethridge (Odessa), Onie May Ethridge, Reba Faye Robinson, and Marvin Ethridge (Pauline).
Junior is survived by his wife of 54 years, Carolyn Sue Holton-Ethridge; his son, Mark Ethridge (Lynette) of Spanish Fork, Utah; his daughter, Sabina Burt (Phillip) of Saginaw, Texas; his six grandchildren: Aaron Ethridge, Zachary Ethridge, Jessalyn Ethridge, Jacob Ethridge, Landon Burt, and Layla Burt; and four great grandchildren: Sawyer Ethridge, Adelyn Ethridge, Blakely Ethridge, and Rosamund Ethridge; and his many nieces and nephews.
The funeral services will be held in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Meetinghouse at 300 Ridgecrest Drive, Saginaw, Texas.
Alpine Funerals and Crematory, 2300 N. Sylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76111
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