James Garland Carlton

James Garland Carlton, better known as Jimbo, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025 in Hot Springs at the age 72. He was born on May 9, 1952 to the late C.C. “Corky” Carlton and June Gilbert Carlton.

Jim loved life and enjoyed being with his friends. Jim owned and operated Jim Carlton Tire Company for generations of Southwest Arkansans. This was a meeting place for many of his friends. He never met a stranger. Jim was also an avid outdoorsman, hunter and collector of guns.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, as well as a granddaughter, Catherine Ann Carlton.

Those left to cherish his memory include his two sons and daughters-in-law, Clayton Christopher Carlton and Juliana, Brian Gary Carlton and Jessica; five grandchildren, Cooper, Chesney, Charlotte, John and Caroline; Janet O’Neal; Abby Cortez and her husband, Hector and Emily Juarez and her husband Junior; Sofia Cortez and Manny and Cruz Juarez; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m on Monday, April 28, 2025 at the First United Methodist Church in Nashville.

A funeral service to remember his life will follow at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, April 28, 2025 the First United Methodist Church in Nashville. Interment will follow in Center Point Cemetery, under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home of Nashville.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made in Jimbo’s honor to the Howard Memorial Hospital Foundation, 130 Medical Circle, Nashville, AR 71852.

You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com