William Benton Carlen Sr. and his son Walter Whitson Carlen. Carlen Motors in Cookeville, TN was founded by William Benton Carlen in 1926 and continued to be run by the Carlen family for years.

William Benton Carlen Sr.

b. 28 August 1895, Cookeville,TN
d. 9 November 1979, Cookeville, TN
Wife: Frances "Fanalou" "Fanny" Lucinda Whitson md 23rd of December 1919.
Father: James Anthony Carlen
Mother: Minerva Tennessee Huddleston
Buried: Cookeville City Cemetery, Cookeville, TN
See Chapter 8
and Cookeville City Cemetery Obts.

"Christ shall be magnified in
my body, whether it be by life,
or by death to me, to live is
Christ, and to die is gain."
Phil. 1.20,21

"By faith unto God he was righteous.
And by it he being dead, yet speaketh."
Hebrews

1st Lt      US Army
World War I