Lynn B. Carlton, daughter of the late Albert Velander and Dorothy Hayn Velander, was born on January 25, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois and departed this life on April 19, 2016 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 73.

Mrs. Carlton was a member of the Lighthouse Christian Center in Dexter.  She had worked as an elementary school teacher.  She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and volunteered in several ministries for the Lighthouse Christian Center.

On June 4, 1966, she was united in marriage to Jim Carlton in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  Mr. Carlton survives of their home in Dexter.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by one son, Dan Carlton and wife Tracy of Lincoln, Nebraska; by two daughters, Julie Carlton of Cape Girardeau, Missouri and Cynthia Mosbey and husband Dwayne of Licking, Missouri; by two brothers, David Velander of Louisville, Kentucky and Robert Velander of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; by one sister, Sharon Velander-Canfield of Imperial Beach, California; by four grandchildren, Theron Mosbey, Levi Carlton, Shaley Mosbey and Zayden Carlton; and by two great-grandchildren, Dean Mosbey and Alana Mosbey.

Visitation begins at the Lighthouse Christian Center in Dexter on Thursday, April 21, 2016 from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. 

Funeral services will be conducted at the Lighthouse Christian Center on Friday, April 22, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. with Rev. Tim Russell officiating. 

Interment will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery.