Irvin Lee Carlson, 79, Clarksville, died Monday, December 22, 2008, at his residence. The funeral will be held at 5:00 P.M. Saturday at Neal-Tarpley Chapel with Dr. Kim Smith officiating. Burial will be in Ellisville Cemetery, Ellisville MS. Visitation will be from 3 P.M. until time of service Saturday at the funeral home. A Committal Service will be held 12 noon Monday, December 29th at Ellisville Cemetery, Ellisville, MS. Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born January 22, 1929 in Crown Point, IN son of the late Carl Walter Carlson and Blanche Phillips Carlson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Carlson. Mr. Carlson was a US Navy Veteran and a carpenter. Survivors include a son Kenny Carlson, Portage, IN; three daughters, Lori Camplan (Dan), Clarksville; Linda Carlson, Hobart, IN; and Dawn Douglas, Valpariaso, IN; two sisters, Violet Hershman and Edna Toney, Crown Point, IN; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home, 1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040. Online condolences can be made at www.neal-tarpley.com.