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Carlton Barstow Brownson
May 28, 1935 ~ May 13, 2020 (age 84) 84 Years Old
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Carlton Barstow Brownson, beloved father, husband and grandfather peacefully left this earth on May 13, 2020 at St Luke’s Hospital in Boise, Idaho. He died from heart and kidney failure.
Carl was born Barstow Brownson on May 28, 1935 in Davidson, North Carolina. He was the younger of two boys from Ruth and Allyn Brownson. He grew up in Davidson and graduated from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania. He got a law degree from Duke Law School. He enjoyed hiking in the mountains and studying American History. He also loved collecting stamps from all over the world. He was a devout Presbyterian.
Carl met Eva May Bellomy through a mutual friend and married her in 1963. They had three children, Kathryn, David and Jill. They lived in Knoxville, Tennessee and Hollywood, Florida. Carl was an insurance adjustor.
He moved to LaGrande, Oregon in 2000 and started a cab business. He was able to pursue his passion for hiking again. Due to a heart condition, he sold his cab business and moved to Boise, Idaho to be closer to a good hospital.
Carl is survived by his three children, Kathryn, David and Jill, and his nine grandchildren, Ben, Anthony, Gina, Peter, Joseph, Michael, Isaac, Matthew and Luke.
Services
Cemetery
Morris Hill Cemetery 317 N Latah St Boise, ID 83706