Carson served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He worked for more than 25 years as a mechanic with the former Kinney Shoe Corp., Carlisle. He was a life member of Friendship Hose Co. No. 47 in Newville.

He is survived by one brother, Jackie A. (and his wife, Camilla) Kaltenbaugh, one sister, Roxie G. Bittinger, two nephews; James T. Bittinger, Jr. and Harlan R. Bittinger and one great-nephew, Dustin M. Bittinger, all of Newville. He was preceded in death by one brother, Emmett D. Kaltenbaugh, who died April 9, 2012.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at 2 p.m. in the Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, 630 S. Hanover St., Carlisle, with Rev. Steven Gibb officiating. Burial with military honors by Cumberland County Honor Guard will be in Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens, Carlisle. A viewing will be held on Monday from 6 - 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Assoc. of PA, 3001 Old Gettysburg Rd., Camp Hill, PA 17011.