Charles Edwin Willett, 90, of Fredericksburg passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Carriage Hill Health and Rehab Center. He was born on December 6, 1930 in Lauderdale County, Alabama to the late Clyde and Lola Willett.
Charles served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Using the GI Bill, he attended college, graduating from Auburn University with a degree in Textile Engineering and earned a master’s Degree from the University of Tennessee. He worked for Tennessee Eastman Kodak Company for thirty years before retiring in 1985. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Kingsport, TN, where he served as a Deacon, and is currently a member of Fredericksburg Baptist Church of Fredericksburg, also serving as a Deacon.
He was a tireless worker for those less fortunate than he, having worked with Habitat for Humanity in Kingsport, the Micah Ecumenical Ministries, and the Food Bank in Fredericksburg. He was a passionate rockhound during his adult years, also enjoying camping and photography. In later years, he was devoted to researching his family history, taking great pride and pleasure with each generation he discovered a link to. He has written two books on family history, including publishing letters of his great-grandfather written during the civil war.
He spent the past four years in assisted living at Chancellor Village and the past two months in Carriage Hill, where he was appreciative of the great care provided at both of those facilities.
Survivors include his son, Charles E. Willett, Jr., of Kansas City; daughter MaryAnn Litton (Michael) of Fredericksburg; four granddaughters, MaryElizabeth Bond (Slade), Nicole Le (Steven), Christine Hurla (Michael), and Samantha Willett; five great-grandchildren, Jackson and Eva Bond, Eddison and Milly Hurla, and Henry Le; and one sister Julia Carmichael (Sam). He was preceded in death by his loving wife of sixty years, Camilla P. Willett; and granddaughter Michelle Litton.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg. Entombment will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Kingsport, Tennessee at a later date.
Charles served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Using the GI Bill, he attended college, graduating from Auburn University with a degree in Textile Engineering and earned a master’s Degree from the University of Tennessee. He worked for Tennessee Eastman Kodak Company for thirty years before retiring in 1985. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Kingsport, TN, where he served as a Deacon, and is currently a member of Fredericksburg Baptist Church of Fredericksburg, also serving as a Deacon.
He was a tireless worker for those less fortunate than he, having worked with Habitat for Humanity in Kingsport, the Micah Ecumenical Ministries, and the Food Bank in Fredericksburg. He was a passionate rockhound during his adult years, also enjoying camping and photography. In later years, he was devoted to researching his family history, taking great pride and pleasure with each generation he discovered a link to. He has written two books on family history, including publishing letters of his great-grandfather written during the civil war.
He spent the past four years in assisted living at Chancellor Village and the past two months in Carriage Hill, where he was appreciative of the great care provided at both of those facilities.
Survivors include his son, Charles E. Willett, Jr., of Kansas City; daughter MaryAnn Litton (Michael) of Fredericksburg; four granddaughters, MaryElizabeth Bond (Slade), Nicole Le (Steven), Christine Hurla (Michael), and Samantha Willett; five great-grandchildren, Jackson and Eva Bond, Eddison and Milly Hurla, and Henry Le; and one sister Julia Carmichael (Sam). He was preceded in death by his loving wife of sixty years, Camilla P. Willett; and granddaughter Michelle Litton.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg. Entombment will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Kingsport, Tennessee at a later date.
Charles Edwin Willett, 90, of Fredericksburg passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Carriage Hill Health and Rehab Center. He was born on December 6, 1930 in Lauderdale County, Alabama to the late Clyde and Lola Willett.
Charles served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Using the GI Bill, he attended college, graduating from Auburn University with a degree in Textile Engineering and earned a master’s Degree from the University of Tennessee. He worked for Tennessee Eastman Kodak Company for thirty years before retiring in 1985. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Kingsport, TN, where he served as a Deacon, and is currently a member of Fredericksburg Baptist Church of Fredericksburg, also serving as a Deacon.
He was a tireless worker for those less fortunate than he, having worked with Habitat for Humanity in Kingsport, the Micah Ecumenical Ministries, and the Food Bank in Fredericksburg. He was a passionate rockhound during his adult years, also enjoying camping and photography. In later years, he was devoted to researching his family history, taking great pride and pleasure with each generation he discovered a link to. He has written two books on family history, including publishing letters of his great-grandfather written during the civil war.
He spent the past four years in assisted living at Chancellor Village and the past two months in Carriage Hill, where he was appreciative of the great care provided at both of those facilities.
Survivors include his son, Charles E. Willett, Jr., of Kansas City; daughter MaryAnn Litton (Michael) of Fredericksburg; four granddaughters, MaryElizabeth Bond (Slade), Nicole Le (Steven), Christine Hurla (Michael), and Samantha Willett; five great-grandchildren, Jackson and Eva Bond, Eddison and Milly Hurla, and Henry Le; and one sister Julia Carmichael (Sam). He was preceded in death by his loving wife of sixty years, Camilla P. Willett; and granddaughter Michelle Litton.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg. Entombment will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Kingsport, Tennessee at a later date.
Charles served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Using the GI Bill, he attended college, graduating from Auburn University with a degree in Textile Engineering and earned a master’s Degree from the University of Tennessee. He worked for Tennessee Eastman Kodak Company for thirty years before retiring in 1985. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Kingsport, TN, where he served as a Deacon, and is currently a member of Fredericksburg Baptist Church of Fredericksburg, also serving as a Deacon.
He was a tireless worker for those less fortunate than he, having worked with Habitat for Humanity in Kingsport, the Micah Ecumenical Ministries, and the Food Bank in Fredericksburg. He was a passionate rockhound during his adult years, also enjoying camping and photography. In later years, he was devoted to researching his family history, taking great pride and pleasure with each generation he discovered a link to. He has written two books on family history, including publishing letters of his great-grandfather written during the civil war.
He spent the past four years in assisted living at Chancellor Village and the past two months in Carriage Hill, where he was appreciative of the great care provided at both of those facilities.
Survivors include his son, Charles E. Willett, Jr., of Kansas City; daughter MaryAnn Litton (Michael) of Fredericksburg; four granddaughters, MaryElizabeth Bond (Slade), Nicole Le (Steven), Christine Hurla (Michael), and Samantha Willett; five great-grandchildren, Jackson and Eva Bond, Eddison and Milly Hurla, and Henry Le; and one sister Julia Carmichael (Sam). He was preceded in death by his loving wife of sixty years, Camilla P. Willett; and granddaughter Michelle Litton.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg. Entombment will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Kingsport, Tennessee at a later date.
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