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Ruth Mary Carlton
September 24, 1921 — February 11, 2016
Ruth Mary Gaynor Carlton, 94, passed away on February 11, 2016 at home in Concord. She was born September 24, 1921 in Sioux City, Iowa, to the late Samuel W. Gaynor and Ada L. Gaynor. She attended schools in Sioux City and was a graduate of Briar Cliff College.
She married Cecil E. Carlton and they moved to Sanford, Florida, where she taught second grade for 30 years. After his death she remained there until 2003, when she moved to Concord to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and Randy Bratton.
In Concord she was an active member of All Saints’ Episcopal Church and served on the Altar Guild.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Anne Gaynor Koberg and Alice Gaynor Rupert. She is survived by a sister, Jane Gaynor Smith of Manchaco, Texas; daughter Ruth Bratton (Randy) of Concord; grandson Kevin Smith (Cathy) of Princeton, Texas; granddaughter Michelle Smith Hooker of Charlotte; and great-grandchildren Brittany Smith Solano (Timmy) of Alexandria, Virginia; April Smith and Casey Smith of Princeton, Texas; and Elizabeth Hooker and Emily Hooker of Charlotte. Other surviving family in Concord include Robin Bratton Seagraves; Brent, Kelly and Taylor Seagraves; and Barry, Christina and Riley Seagraves. She is also survived by a step-daughter, Marion Stewart of Deland, Florida; step-granddaughters Sonya Cragin (Ed) of Monroe, Georgia, Becky Lucas of Satilla, Texas; Marie James of Oregon; step-great-granddaughter Shavon Ritter (Casey) and their children Trevor, Colby and Luke of Lone Oak, Texas. In addition, she is survived by a host of nieces and nephews to whom she was a loving and cherished aunt.
Funeral and burial will take place in Sanford, Florida. A memorial service will be held at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Concord on Tuesday, February 23rd at 1:00 p.m. with a reception following in the Parish Hall.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in her memory to All Saints’ Episcopal Church or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County.
She married Cecil E. Carlton and they moved to Sanford, Florida, where she taught second grade for 30 years. After his death she remained there until 2003, when she moved to Concord to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and Randy Bratton.
In Concord she was an active member of All Saints’ Episcopal Church and served on the Altar Guild.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Anne Gaynor Koberg and Alice Gaynor Rupert. She is survived by a sister, Jane Gaynor Smith of Manchaco, Texas; daughter Ruth Bratton (Randy) of Concord; grandson Kevin Smith (Cathy) of Princeton, Texas; granddaughter Michelle Smith Hooker of Charlotte; and great-grandchildren Brittany Smith Solano (Timmy) of Alexandria, Virginia; April Smith and Casey Smith of Princeton, Texas; and Elizabeth Hooker and Emily Hooker of Charlotte. Other surviving family in Concord include Robin Bratton Seagraves; Brent, Kelly and Taylor Seagraves; and Barry, Christina and Riley Seagraves. She is also survived by a step-daughter, Marion Stewart of Deland, Florida; step-granddaughters Sonya Cragin (Ed) of Monroe, Georgia, Becky Lucas of Satilla, Texas; Marie James of Oregon; step-great-granddaughter Shavon Ritter (Casey) and their children Trevor, Colby and Luke of Lone Oak, Texas. In addition, she is survived by a host of nieces and nephews to whom she was a loving and cherished aunt.
Funeral and burial will take place in Sanford, Florida. A memorial service will be held at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Concord on Tuesday, February 23rd at 1:00 p.m. with a reception following in the Parish Hall.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in her memory to All Saints’ Episcopal Church or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County.
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