Services for Charles K. “Charlie King” White, 81, of Eufaula who died Saturday, July 25, 2009, at his home were at 1 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Eufaula with the Rev. Dr. Al Harbour and Rev. Joe Lisenby officiating.
Burial was in Fairview Addition Cemetery under the direction of Chapman Funeral Home of Eufaula.
Visitation was from 3-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Mr. White was born Aug. 7, 1927, in Monroeville. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Eufaula and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was a retired Colonel and retired from Barbour County School system where he served as Superintendent. Mr. White was an avid hunter and fisherman and an Auburn fan.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Charles King White Sr. and Mazie Parker White.
Survivors include a son, Ken White of Carrollton, Georgia; daughter, Lynn Whitehead of Nashville, Tennessee; grandchildren, Christopher Burton, Elijah Whitehead, Jared White, Josh White, Jennifer White, Allison Grimsley and Jonathan Crawford; great-grandchildren, Luke, Cameron and Juliann; brother, Parker White of Montgomery; sister-in-law, Wiley White of Troy; brother-in-law, Doc Emmerson of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Pallbearers were Bo Grubbs, Bill Quinney, Bobby White, Buck Earnest, Buck Singer, George Simpkins, Jack Powell and James Blankenship.