Mr. Ashton Carpenter Sr.

Ashton Hynes Carpenter, Sr., 60, passed away Monday, December 31, 2018 at Woodlands Rehab and Healthcare Center in Clinton. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Terry Cemetery. Mr. Carpenter, born in Baton Rouge, LA, lived in Jackson for the past 50 years, with his working career in retail sales. He was an avid LSU fan, had a wonderful sense of humor and was a big dreamer and story teller. He was a very thoughtful man who loved his Mama and was of the Baptist faith. He is preceded in death by his father, James Elder Carpenter. Survivors include his mother Nancy Travelstead; sons, Ashton Hynes Carpenter II of Jackson and David McDaniel Carpenter of Horn Lake; daughter, Danielle Carpenter of Jackson; brothers, Jay Carpenter of Jackson, Allan Travelstead of Terry and Joel Travelstead of Jackson; sisters, Linda Ray of Jackson and Ella Duncan of Clinton; grandchildren, Wyatt Carpenter, Edyth Carpenter and Britton Carpenter.