Arthur Carlson Jr., 88, of Overland Park died Monday, July 12, 2010.
He was born June 5, 1922, on a farm near Buffalo, to Arthur and Olga Anderson Carlson. He had four siblings, Gladys, Wilma, Opal and Melvin.
He practiced veterinary medicine for 12 years in Humboldt and worked for Cutter-Haver-Lockhart/Bayer Laboratories in Shawnee for 25 years, serving in various positions including vice president of pharmaceutical research and Director of Quality Assurance retiring in 1986.
Carlson originated the Biblesta celebration in Humboldt in 1958, which became an annual event that continues in its 52nd year.
He was a member of Prairie Baptist Church in Prairie Village.
He served nearly four years in the U.S. Army during World War II with the Air Force and Infantry in Patton’s Third Army.
He attended Neosho County Community College, Wichita State University, University of San Francisco, Kansas State University and University of Missouri at Kansas City.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Kathleen Chancy Carlson, and their three daughters, Jan Heinen, Lenexa, Diane Stedem, Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Nancy Richardson, Leawood, and nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Amos Family Chapel, 10901 Johnson Dr., in Shawnee.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral chapel. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery in Humboldt.
Memorials may be sent to Parkinson Foundation of the Heartland, 7800 Foster St., Overland Park, KS 66212 or to the Biblesta Committee, P.O. Box 222, Humboldt, KS 66748. Condolences may be sent online to amosfamily.com.
Arthur Carlson Jr.
