Carlton Earl Austin

Carlton Earl Austin loving husband of Barbara Ann Rankin Austin passed July 4, 2024. Carlton was born to Daniel and Muriel Austin on January 9, 1935 in Reidsville, NC.

Carlton loved the Lord and his calm, sweet spirit was bestowed on his wife and all that knew him.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Tuesday July 9, 2024 at Wilkerson Funeral Home, and the burial will follow at Mt. Carmel Global Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

He and Barbara made their home at Myrtle Beach, SC. Carlton had a passion for clocks, watches, and old pocket knives. He enjoyed visiting flea markets in the area, as well when on trips might stop in on a few. He enjoyed planting flowers and having a small garden. He was a very handy man. There was hardly anything he could not fix or come up with a way to make life easier. He loved baseball and was an avid fan of the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers, as well he enjoyed many games of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.

Carlton joins his parents in heaven. He is survived by his wife Barbara Austin, his son Mark Austin (Susan), step-daughter Cindy Reynolds, step-sons Randy Winston, Keith Winston (Tina), step- grandchildren Crystal Francis, Heather Van Der Hyde (Chris), Jeremy Winston (Sarah), Rodney Winston (Jessica), Karli Winston, and Courtney Winston, as well five great step-grandchildren.

John 11:25-26 "Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die."