Pritchard Sylvester Carlton

Pritchard Sylvester Carlton, Jr. of Salisbury, NC died Tuesday, October 2, 2018. He was 70 years old. Born on October 26, 1947, Mr. Carlton was the oldest of nine children of the late Pritchard Sylvester Carlton, Sr. and Della Murdoch Carlton, both of Salisbury. Mr. Carlton was educated in the Salisbury school system. He graduated from Boyden High School in 1965, where he was a key performer for the wrestling team during a time when the team comprised a very long consecutive winning streak. He received a B.S. in textile technology from North Carolina State University in 1969. Following graduation from North Carolina State University, Mr. Carlton served his country in the U.S. Army, both in the United States and overseas. He was discharged, with honors, in 1971. Mr. Carlton had a long and productive career in management at Cannon Mills and its successor companies, Fieldcrest Cannon and Pillowtex Corporation. Mr. Carlton loved the beach and Carolina beach music. He excelled at shag dancing, which he made look smooth and effortless. He rarely missed a spring or fall SOS and made many friends in Ocean Drive and other locations while pursuing this passion. After retirement, he continued to live on the Carlton Farm where he had grown up. He owned horses and enjoyed going to horse shows, especially the annual Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show. He cherished his black lab, Buddy, who was with Mr. Carlton until he became gravely ill. Mr. Carlton is survived by four brothers, James D. Carlton of Salisbury; Richard H. Carlton of Raleigh; Conrad “Bo” Carlton of Winston-Salem; and R. Courtney Carlton of Charlotte; two sisters, Kitty Carlton Chadwick of Winston Salem and Nancy Murdoch Carlton of Alexandria, Virginia. He was preceded in death by two brothers, William Samuel “Bill” Carlton and Roland Christopher Carlton. A memorial service will be held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church with Rev. Robert Black officiating at 2:30 PM Tuesday (Oct. 9). A reception will follow the service at the Country Club of Salisbury. Memorials may be made to Humane Society of Rowan County, PO Box 295, Salisbury, NC 28145-0295. Summersett Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Carlton. Memorial tributes and online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.

Pritchard Sylvester Carlton

October 26, 1947 - October 2, 2018