Charles W. “Chuck” Little, Sr.,73, went home to Heaven on Sunday, December 8, 2002 from his home in Griffithsville.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charles W. Little; mother, Bessie McDonald Little; stepmother, Lela Little and two sisters, Phyllis M. Inman and Virginia Truman.
He was a member of the Sumerco Church of God, and retired from the US Anny, served in Vietnam and Korean wars. He also retired from the Lincoln County Board of Education and was a member of the Benny Padilla VFW Post 4768 in Alum Creek.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Frances Mahone Little; two daughters, Charlene Boulianne of Palm Harbor, Florida and Jennifer McPherson of Virginia Beach, Virginia; three sons, Charles W. “Sonny” Little, Jr. of Barboursville, Christopher Allen Little of Sumerco, and Charles Gregory at home; one step-son, Danah Mahone of Hamlin; one sister, Betty Newburn of Baldwin, Michigan; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and also was a foster father to 84 children.
Services will be held at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, on Thursday, December 12, 2002 at 11:00 AM with Pastor Richard McCallister and Pastor Butch Loftis officiating. Burial will be held in Lincoln Memorial Park, Hamlin with military graveside rites conducted by the Benny Padilla VFW Post 4768. Friends may call on Wednesday from 7 to 9 PM at the funeral home.