Board Member
Carlton Shamburger
Mr. Carlton H. Shamburger is the owner of Hawthorn Funeral Home in Carthage, Texas. He was born in Ruston, Louisiana and grew up living throughout Texas and Louisiana. He was schooled in Shreveport, Louisiana and graduated from Huntington High School with the class of 1980. He attended Louisiana Tech University majoring in business and active in the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Carlton came to Carthage as a graduate of the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service with honors and distinction. He and his wife Karen have three children, all graduates of Carthage High School. The Shamburgers have lived in Carthage for over twenty years and are active in their church and community events.
