Carlton Howard Mize Jr., 61, a longtime resident of Granville County passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Hospice of Wake County.
A native of Durham County, the son of the late Carlton Howard Mize Sr. and Claudia Pearl Blair Mize. He was a veteran of the US Marine Corp Reserves and owner-operator of HM Removable Prosthetics (HM Dental Lab).
Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church by Rev. Keith Williams. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife of twenty-six years, Lisa Adcock Mize of Oxford, two daughters, Kaitlin Elisabeth Mize, Hailey Kirsten Mize and a son, Bradley Carlton Mize, all of Oxford, three sisters, Claudia Mize of Oak Island, NC, Shirley Mize of Wheaton, Illinois and Gail Booker of Chapel Hill, NC.
Flowers accepted or contributions can be made to Hospice of Wake County, 200 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607.
Visitation will be held Wednesday evening, October 16, 2013 from 6:30-8:30 PM at the Eakes Funeral Home in Oxford and at other times at the home.
Eakes Funeral Home in Oxford is assisting the Mize family.
I first met Howard many years ago at a party he held when he lived in Chapel Hill. I remember a hay ride, a bon fire and his dog Kneehigh (spelling). A very wirery haired pooch, somewhat like Howard; very rough around the edges, but a heart so full of generosity, I felt like it might burst. I don't know when my husband Joe Whitt met Howard, but from then on, we had close contact with Howard over many years.
Howard could always be counted on to tell me how good I was looking, even when talking on the phone. And how he always took his coffee like he liked his women; black and sweet. Which of course was only partially true.
The camping trips to Kerr Lake were some of the best times we had together.
In recent years Howard would frequently call up Joe, just to chat or to plan the next camping and fishing trip with the guys.
I will miss him greatly.
