A memorial service at the Lighthouse Assembly of God will be held on Monday, November 29, at 10:30 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Dorothy Boren. A military burial ceremony at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene will follow at 1:00 p.m. Arrangements by North's Funeral Home.
Charles was born May 2, 1933 in Lanes Prairie, Missouri to parents Thomas and Bertha, and was one of fourteen brothers and sisters. He was raised and attended school in Belle, Missouri.
Charles served in the U.S. Air Force for 21 years and was stationed at various air bases around the world as he performed flight engineer duties on C-130 cargo aircraft for most of his military career. A Vietnam veteran, he was stationed in Southeast Asia for an extended tour.
After his retirement from the Air Force in 1974 at Dyess AFB, he worked for Crown Cork & Seal for a short time before relocating to Union, Missouri to work as a church camp administrator for Camp Mo-Val near Union. He then worked as a propane gas delivery driver for MFA Oil Company in Union before his retirement with the company, and returned to Abilene to spend his later years.
Charles loved the outdoors, playing golf or going fishing at any opportunity.
He enjoyed people, especially children of his friends.
He was a member of the Lighthouse Assembly of God.
He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas, his parents, and 6 brothers and 3 sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth, sons and daughters-in-law Phillip and Denise, and Steven and Janet, both of Abilene, four grandchildren, Shaun, Crystal, Elizabeth, and Victoria along with two great-grandchildren, Kaden and Zoey. Surviving brothers and sisters include Roy and wife Betty West, Homer and wife Jo West, Donna and husband Dave Shibles, and Linda and husband Larry Fritsch.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to West Texas Rehabilitation Center, Abilene or Hospice of the Big Country, a branch of the West Texas Rehabilitation Center.
A memorial service at the Lighthouse Assembly of God will be held on Monday, November 29, at 10:30 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Dorothy Boren. A military burial ceremony at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene will follow at 1:00 p.m. Arrangements by North's Funeral Home.
Charles was born May 2, 1933 in Lanes Prairie, Missouri to parents Thomas and Bertha, and was one of fourteen brothers and sisters. He was raised and attended school in Belle, Missouri.
Charles served in the U.S. Air Force for 21 years and was stationed at various air bases around the world as he performed flight engineer duties on C-130 cargo aircraft for most of his military career. A Vietnam veteran, he was stationed in Southeast Asia for an extended tour.
After his retirement from the Air Force in 1974 at Dyess AFB, he worked for Crown Cork & Seal for a short time before relocating to Union, Missouri to work as a church camp administrator for Camp Mo-Val near Union. He then worked as a propane gas delivery driver for MFA Oil Company in Union before his retirement with the company, and returned to Abilene to spend his later years.
Charles loved the outdoors, playing golf or going fishing at any opportunity.
He enjoyed people, especially children of his friends.
He was a member of the Lighthouse Assembly of God.
He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas, his parents, and 6 brothers and 3 sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth, sons and daughters-in-law Phillip and Denise, and Steven and Janet, both of Abilene, four grandchildren, Shaun, Crystal, Elizabeth, and Victoria along with two great-grandchildren, Kaden and Zoey. Surviving brothers and sisters include Roy and wife Betty West, Homer and wife Jo West, Donna and husband Dave Shibles, and Linda and husband Larry Fritsch.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to West Texas Rehabilitation Center, Abilene or Hospice of the Big Country, a branch of the West Texas Rehabilitation Center.
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Edith Christena West
1920–1927
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PFC Alford James West
1922–1943
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Alford James West
1922–1943
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Vernon Edward West
1924–1977
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Ruby Irene West Cook
1927–2001
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Helen Jean West
1929–1929
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Harold Eugene "Pud" West
1929–2003
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Delmar Newton West
1931–1993
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Albert Dewayne "Al" West
1935–2003
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Homer Elmo West
1938–2022
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Roy Eldo "Papa" West
1940–2022
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Linda May West Fritsch
1945–2013
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Billy Lee West
1947–1996
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