David Henry Carswell

David Henry Carswell, 76 of Morganton died Monday, March 11, 2013. Henry was born in Burke County on September 18, 1936 and was a son of the late Newland and Bertha Carswell Carswell He was founder of Carswell Heating & Air and a former member of the South Mountain Baptist Camp committee. Henry was a faithful member of Carswell Memorial Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and Sunday School superintendant. Henry and Edna enjoyed traveling in their motor home. He was a veteran of the NC National Guard.Henry is survived by his wife of 57 years, Edna Butler Carswell of the home; his children, Debbie Carswell Triplett and her husband, Dennis, of Elon, NC, Karen Carswell Sain and her husband, Stephen of Boiling Springs, NC, and Brian Carswell and his wife, Wendy of Morganton; grandchildren, William Sain and his wife, Ginger, Spencer Sain, Jessica Carswell, and Blake Carswell; his brothers and their wives, Rev. Ted and Kate Carswell, Robert and Mary Carswell, and Clarence and Velsie Carswell; and his sisters, Isabell Butler and her late husband, Fred, and Sarah Carswell all of whom live in Morganton.In addition to his parents, Henry was preceded in death by a brother, Dewey Carswell.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Carswell Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. Isaac Propst officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by the N.C. National Guard. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sossoman Funeral Home where the body will remain until placed in the church 30 minutes before the funeral hour. The family suggests memorial gifts be made to Carswell Memorial Baptist Church, 3386 Carswell Church Rd., Morganton, NC 28655 or to South Mountain Baptist Camp, 3558 Baptist Camp Rd., Connelly Springs, NC 28612.