Dr. Layne E. Carson

March 26, 1920 - June 16, 2015

Dr. Layne E. Carson, 95, of Staples, MN, died Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples, MN. Graveside service will be held at 3 PM, Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Cogbill Cemetery in Wynne, Arkansas. Layne was born March 26, 1920, in Wynne, Arkansas, to Arthur and Louella Shropshire Carson. he was educated in Wynne and went on to the University of Tennessee Medical School in Memphis, graduating in 1943. Layne served in the US Army during WWII in the European Theater. After his Honorable Discharge, he went into private practice in Wynne. He returned to the military again serving from 1949-1958. Layne was united in marriage to Minnie Matthews on September 28, 1943 in Memphis, Tennessee. He had a family practice in Homestakes Mining Company in Lead, South Dakota, then retired and worked in primary care at the VA Hospital in Little Rock, AR. Layne retired and lived in Little Rock, until three years ago, when they were visiting for Christmas, Minnie passed away and he stayed with his daughter and her husband. Layne is survived by his daughter, Holly (Marc) Debow of Staples, MN; two grandchildren, three great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Louella; wife, Minnie, and three brothers.