North County Times (Escondido, CA), 22 Jan 2000:
MERCER ISLAND, Wash. - Carlton Poling, 86, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, at Mercer Island. Born and raised in Lone Wolf, Okla., he lived on Mercer Island. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee in the South Pacific during World War II. He earned a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma. He was a district and county superintendent of schools in Oklahoma and taught high school art in Fallbrook for 19 years. He was a founding member of the Fallbrook Art Association and started the Fallbrook Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons in 1990. He was honored as Fallbrook Citizen of the Year by the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce for his work with youth. He was Fallbrook High School Teacher of the Year for his Hire-A-Youth program, San Diego County Democrat of the Year and Retired Teacher of the Year. He was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans and was honored by DAV for more than 2000 hours of volunteer work. In 1992, he received the AARP's National Service award. Mr. Poling is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Poling of Renton, Wash.; sons and daughters-in-law Carmen and Margaret Poling of Boise, Idaho, and George and Glenda Poling of Eugene, Ore.; daughters and sons-in-law Carleta and C.B. Barton of Hobart, Okla., and Julie and Bob Johnson of Renton, Wash.; two brothers; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and many nephews and nieces. No service was held at the request of the deceased. Interment will take place at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Wash. The family suggests memorial donations to a charity of choice. Green Lake Funeral Home in Seattle handled arrangements.
Military Information: CPTR, US NAVY
MERCER ISLAND, Wash. - Carlton Poling, 86, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, at Mercer Island. Born and raised in Lone Wolf, Okla., he lived on Mercer Island. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee in the South Pacific during World War II. He earned a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma. He was a district and county superintendent of schools in Oklahoma and taught high school art in Fallbrook for 19 years. He was a founding member of the Fallbrook Art Association and started the Fallbrook Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons in 1990. He was honored as Fallbrook Citizen of the Year by the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce for his work with youth. He was Fallbrook High School Teacher of the Year for his Hire-A-Youth program, San Diego County Democrat of the Year and Retired Teacher of the Year. He was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans and was honored by DAV for more than 2000 hours of volunteer work. In 1992, he received the AARP's National Service award. Mr. Poling is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Poling of Renton, Wash.; sons and daughters-in-law Carmen and Margaret Poling of Boise, Idaho, and George and Glenda Poling of Eugene, Ore.; daughters and sons-in-law Carleta and C.B. Barton of Hobart, Okla., and Julie and Bob Johnson of Renton, Wash.; two brothers; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and many nephews and nieces. No service was held at the request of the deceased. Interment will take place at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Wash. The family suggests memorial donations to a charity of choice. Green Lake Funeral Home in Seattle handled arrangements.
Military Information: CPTR, US NAVY
North County Times (Escondido, CA), 22 Jan 2000:
MERCER ISLAND, Wash. - Carlton Poling, 86, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, at Mercer Island. Born and raised in Lone Wolf, Okla., he lived on Mercer Island. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee in the South Pacific during World War II. He earned a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma. He was a district and county superintendent of schools in Oklahoma and taught high school art in Fallbrook for 19 years. He was a founding member of the Fallbrook Art Association and started the Fallbrook Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons in 1990. He was honored as Fallbrook Citizen of the Year by the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce for his work with youth. He was Fallbrook High School Teacher of the Year for his Hire-A-Youth program, San Diego County Democrat of the Year and Retired Teacher of the Year. He was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans and was honored by DAV for more than 2000 hours of volunteer work. In 1992, he received the AARP's National Service award. Mr. Poling is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Poling of Renton, Wash.; sons and daughters-in-law Carmen and Margaret Poling of Boise, Idaho, and George and Glenda Poling of Eugene, Ore.; daughters and sons-in-law Carleta and C.B. Barton of Hobart, Okla., and Julie and Bob Johnson of Renton, Wash.; two brothers; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and many nephews and nieces. No service was held at the request of the deceased. Interment will take place at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Wash. The family suggests memorial donations to a charity of choice. Green Lake Funeral Home in Seattle handled arrangements.
Military Information: CPTR, US NAVY
MERCER ISLAND, Wash. - Carlton Poling, 86, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, at Mercer Island. Born and raised in Lone Wolf, Okla., he lived on Mercer Island. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee in the South Pacific during World War II. He earned a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma. He was a district and county superintendent of schools in Oklahoma and taught high school art in Fallbrook for 19 years. He was a founding member of the Fallbrook Art Association and started the Fallbrook Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons in 1990. He was honored as Fallbrook Citizen of the Year by the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce for his work with youth. He was Fallbrook High School Teacher of the Year for his Hire-A-Youth program, San Diego County Democrat of the Year and Retired Teacher of the Year. He was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans and was honored by DAV for more than 2000 hours of volunteer work. In 1992, he received the AARP's National Service award. Mr. Poling is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Poling of Renton, Wash.; sons and daughters-in-law Carmen and Margaret Poling of Boise, Idaho, and George and Glenda Poling of Eugene, Ore.; daughters and sons-in-law Carleta and C.B. Barton of Hobart, Okla., and Julie and Bob Johnson of Renton, Wash.; two brothers; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and many nephews and nieces. No service was held at the request of the deceased. Interment will take place at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Wash. The family suggests memorial donations to a charity of choice. Green Lake Funeral Home in Seattle handled arrangements.
Military Information: CPTR, US NAVY
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