Richard Lee Charter

RICHARD LEE CHARTER, 83, of Huntington, widower of Cora Alexander Charter, passed away on Friday, November 5, 2010 at the Lexington Medical Center in Columbia, SC. He was born on January 3, 1927 in Dayton, OH, a son of the late Milford and Helen McDonald Charter. In addition to his wife and parents he was preceded in death by one brother, Milford D. Charter Jr. He was survived by one son, Richard L. (Nancy) Charter II; two daughters, Cathy (Stephen) Lloyd of Lexington, SC and Candace (Wes) Taylor of Chapin, SC; one sister, June Wilcox of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; six grandchildren, Allison Ergle, Gregory Charter, Marc Charter, Kimberly Charter, Alexander Taylor and Adam Taylor; one great-grandchild, Sophia Ergle. Mr. Charter served his country for over 41 years as a member of the U.S. Army, Army Reserve, and the Air National Guard, retiring with the rank of CMSGT. He was a graduate of Huntington East High School and attended Marshall University, was lifelong member of the Highlawn United Methodist Church, and was employed for 39 years by C&P Telephone and Bell Atlantic. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 1 p.m. at Beard Mortuary, Huntington, with Pastor Keith Leap officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Huntington. Friends may call from noon until the time of the service at the mortuary. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to the USO (www.uso.org) in Mr. Charters honor. Online condolences may be conveyed to the family at www.beardmortuary.com

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