Jackson Henry CARPENTER, JR.

November 27, 1945 - September 19, 2019

Obituary
Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home
Hamburg, Arkansas
Jackson Henry Carpenter Jr, 73, of Houston, Arkansas, went to be
with his Lord on Thursday, September 19, 2019, at his home, after
a brief battle with cancer. He was born November 27, 1945, and
was the firstborn son of Jack Carpenter, Sr. and Corene Choate
Carpenter. His parents made their home in Hamburg, Arkansas
and raised Jack and his siblings in a Christian home. Even as a
small boy, Jack loved the outdoors. He was a true outdoorsman.
He and his friends spent their springtime calling turkeys, their
summers swimming and camping along the Saline River, their fall
trailing “whitetails,” and their winters with their dogs chasing
coons. Their joy was not in the final trophy but in the pursuit,
though a little venison was hard to beat. He attended the
University of Arkansas at Monticello where he majored in physical
education and biology. He coached and taught in several school
districts including Smackover, Eudora, Benton, Harrison and
Jasper, Arkansas. In 1980, Jack and Camille returned to Hamburg
and joined the family business, Carpenter's Fine Furniture, on the
square in Hamburg. In 2001, Jack and Camille fulfilled their
lifelong dream of living in the mountains. They established
Mountain Springs Cabins at Compton near the Buffalo National
River in 2002 and managed the business for the next 15 years.
Jack and Camille retired on Harris Brake in Houston, Arkansas
where the fish were biting and the view relaxing. Jack was a
member of Perryville First Baptist Church and a former member of
the First Baptist Church of Hamburg. He embraced his church
family and enjoyed doing the Lord's work as a deacon whether it
was working on building projects with his fellow church members
or providing crappie for a church fish fry.
Jack is preceded in death by his parents, Jackson Henry Sr. and
Corene Choate Carpenter; his mother-in-law, Evelyn Smith; a
brother-in-law, Johnny Smith; a sister-in-law, Karen Smith, and a
nephew, William Smith.
He is survived by his wife, Camille Smith Carpenter of Houston,
Arkansas; a son, Jackson Henry Carpenter III, and a grandson,
Jackson Henry IV both of Little Rock; his brother, Ben Choate
Carpenter and wife, Debbie; his sister, Lisa Carpenter Atkins and
husband, Jim, all of Hamburg; a sister-in-law, Belle Smith of
Hattiesburg, Mississippi; two nieces, Lori Carpenter Davidson and
husband, Paul, of Dallas, Texas and Allyson Tullos and husband,
Steven, of Lake Village; four nephews, John Smith and wife, Tara,
of Monticello, Benjamin Carpenter and wife, Erin, of Lonoke,
Jonathan Snow Carpenter and wife, Kimberly, of Wylie, Texas and
Dr. James R. Atkins and wife, Natalie, of Monticello, as well as a
host of dear cousins.
A celebration of life service will be 2 p.m., Monday, September 23,
2019, in the First Baptist Church of Hamburg with Rev. Jimmy
Wallace and Rev. Jason Campbell officiating. Burial will be at the
Hamburg Cemetery. Pallbearers are Jonathan Carpenter,
Benjamin Carpenter, Sonny Holland, Jim Atkins, Dr. James
R. Atkins and Robert Allen Carpenter. Honorary pallbearers are
Deacons and the Bill Rudkin Sunday School Class of Perryville
First Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made
to the Building Fund of Perryville First Baptist Church, 207 Fourth
Street Perryville, AR. 72126.
Visitation will be 1-2 p.m., Monday at the church.

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