Charles T. Dawson Obituary (1917 - 2008)

Visitation: Sunday, October 5, 2008 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM Thornburg Memorial Chapel 2048 N. CR 1000 W. St. Rd. 32 Parker City, IN 47368Visitation: Monday, October 6, 2008 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM Thornburg Memorial Chapel 2048 N. CR 1000 W. St. Rd. 32 Parker City, IN 47368Service: Monday, October 6, 2008 10:00 AM Thornburg Memorial Chapel 2048 N. CR 1000 W. St. Rd. 32 Parker City, IN 47368 Charles T. Dawson, 91, Farmland, died Thursday evening October 2, 2008 at Parker Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center of Parker City. He was born August 9, 1917 in Tipton County, IN, the son of William Ray and Helena (Werner) Dawson. He married Wilma Wanita Mendenhall on December 9, 1939. They were married 61 years before her death in 2001. Charles was a long time farmer in Stoney Creek Township. He attended the Union Chapel Congregational Christian Church. He had served several years on the Stoney Creek Advisory Board and the Randolph Co. 4-H Sale Committee. He leaves to cherish his memory a daughter, Caroline (Kenneth) Reiber; a son, Lowell Dean (Peggy) Dawson; grandchildren, Brenda (Phillip) Tharp, Bruce (Michelle) Reiber, Dama (Michael) Fleck and Daniel (Kim) Dawson; great grandchildren, Nick, Clorinda, Morgan, Taylor, Lance, Cale, Koda, Wade and Braelyn; step grandchildren, Shad (Stephanie) Weaver of Greenwood, Colin (Elizabeth) Weaver of South Carolina; four step great grand; two half-brothers, William of Maine, DeWayne of Florida; a half-sister, Margaret Weisonhorn of Richmond; a sister-in-law, Wilma Jean Dawson of Tipton. He was preceded in death in addition to his loving wife, four sisters, Mary Lorraine Hunt, Esther Vawter, Alice Snow and Wanita Dawson; a brother, Paul Dawson; and a step-brother, Gerald Dawson. A service to celebrate Charles' life will be 10 am Monday, October 6, 2008 at Thornburg Memorial Chapel of Parker City, IN. Burial will follow in Buena Vista Cemetery of Unionport. Family and friends may gather to share and remember from 4-8 pm Sunday, October 5, 2008 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Diabetes Association and New Hope Hospice. Envelopes will be provided at the funeral home.