Greensboro: Mr. Carl Ivan Carlson Jr. died at 98 on Monday, May 20. A service of celebration will be held Friday, May 24 at 11:00 at the First Baptist Church, 1000 Friendly Ave, Greensboro, NC. The service of committal for the family will be conducted at Green Hill Cemetery prior to the service. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 on Thursday, May 23 at 15 Carlson Terrace. Carl was the son of the late Laurinda Richardson and Dr. Carl Ismael Carlson. He was a life-long resident of Greensboro and also a life-long member of The First Presbyterian Church where he served as deacon and elder. He attended Greensboro High School and Choate. He then graduated with honors from Davidson College and attended Harvard Business School. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corp. In later years, he developed the Carlson Farms area of Greensboro where he also started a summer camp and country club, which merged with the Greensboro Country Club. He had a life-long commitment to philanthropy and was especially interested in Greensboro community projects and organizations.
Surviving him are his wife of 64 years Anne Dickinson Carlson, a daughter Katie Carlson Houston, three sons Carl Ivan Carlson II and his wife Emily, Stephen Curtis Carlson and his wife Anne, Christopher Dickinson Carlson, and also eleven grandchildren, Ashley Houston Kaufman, Anne Houston Wagoner, Richard Tucker Houston, Laurin Carlson Hardwick, Carl Ivan Carlson IV, Smith Cheshire Carlson, Marilyn Carlson Rush, Nancy Carlson Bailey, Callie Richardson Carlson, Ann-Marie Dickinson Carlson, Stephen Covington Carlson and four great- grandchildren Katie Kaufman, Presley Wagoner, Smith Hardwick and Carlson Wagoner. Also surviving are his niece Laurinda King DeBeck and six nephews Michael King, Lunsford King, Eric Calhoun, John Calhoun, Weldon Schenck and Sandy Schenck. Memorials may be sent to the Greensboro Urban Ministry, 306 W. Lee Street, Greensboro, NC, 27406 or a charity of one’s choice.
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