Seagraves, Charles M.

Passed: 1995-09-17

Age: 72

Source: Ravenswood News

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1995-09-20

Information: Charles M. Seagraves, 72, of Ravenswood, died Sunday at Charleston Area Medical Center, Memorial Division, Charleston.  He was born in Pollard KY, a son of the late Paron Buress and Yetta Hall Seagraves.  He was a retired truck driver for Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation where he worked for 21 years.  A United States Navy veteran of World War II, he fought in the Pacific and Atlantic Theatres.  He was a member of the Ravenswood VFW, National Rifle Association, and USWA Local 5668.  He was an avid woodworking craftsman and attended the Church of the Nazarene.  Surviving are his wife of 53 years, Betty Deloras Rust Seagraves; two daughters, Janet Elaine Harris and Betty Lou Clark, both of Fairland IN; three sons, Charles Steven Seagraves of Vienna, David Brian Seagraves of Ravenswood, and John Timothy Seagraves of Simi Valley CA; one sister, Lois Bruce of Ashland KY; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by one sister.  Services will be today (Wednesday) at Straight, Tucker & Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, with the Rev. Jack Davis officiating.  Burial will be in the Ravenswood Cemetery with full military rites.