Aileen Pruitt Carlton

Mrs. Aileen Pruitt Carlton, 73, of 445 Carlton Ridge Lane, China Grove, died Wednesday, May 18, 2005, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2005, at Charity Baptist Church. The Revs. R. J. Hammond, Jimmy Barrett and Gene Beaver will officiate. Entombment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel. The body will remain at Lady's Funeral Home until taken to the church two hours prior to the service. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Friday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the residence. Born May 6, 1932, in Richmond, VA, she was a daughter of the late William D. Pruitt and Mamie White Pruitt. She had lived in this area for 32 years and was a member of Charity Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and a beautician and formerly owned and operated Derma, Inc. in Charlotte. She was a faithful Christian, devoted wife, and a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Robert Pruitt, Rudolph Pruitt and Douglas Pruitt. Survivors include her husband, Norman C. Carlton; three daughters, Barbara A. Gautney of Liberty, Rhonda C. Anderson of Concord and Brenda K. Carlton of Lexington; five sons, Earl F. Anderson, Jr. and Steven F. Carlton, both of Kannapolis, Thomas W. Anderson of Concord, David C. Carlton of Cassatt, SC and Marvin J. Carlton of China Grove; a sister, Susan P. Lett of Richmond, VA; a brother, William Pruitt, Jr. of St. Petersburg, FL; 22 grandchildren, Earl Anderson III, Anthony Anderson, Roxie Parr, Nikki Parr, Cameron Gulledge, Shelly Butler, Ronald Gautney, Jr., Norma Jean Little, Thomas Anderson II, Jeremiah Carlton, Jennifer Carlton, Joshua Carlton, Jacqueline Carlton, Brandon Collins, Laurie Cook, Amanda Carlton, Georgia Carlton, Shannon Hinson, Jason Hinson, Shannon Hicks, Michael Hicks and Steven McInnis; six great-grandchildren, Andrea Butler, Chassity Butler, Jacob Anderson, Caitlin Anderson, Chloe Cook and Brooke Hinson; four sisters-in-law, three brothers-in-law; and 19 nieces and nephews. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 6000 Fairview Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28210.