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1930
Charles
2011
Charles Wharton
Apr 3, 1930 — Sep 7, 2011
Charles Haydon Wharton, 81, of Erlanger, Kentucky, husband of Ann Pennington Wharton, died Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at the Baptist Village of Northern Kentucky following a brief illness.
Besides his wife of 53 years, he is survived by his two sons and their families: Bill and Julie Wharton, Florence, Kentucky, and their children John and Helen; Haydon and Sandi Wharton, Union, Kentucky, and their children Emma and Parker; two sisters, Margaret Julia Bohan, Lexington, Kentucky and Mary "Tissie" Mathews, Gurnee, Illinois; as well as many loving friends and family.
His brother, John Wharton, of Lexington, precedes him in death.
Charles was born and raised in Lexington, a son of the late John and Margaret Haydon Wharton, was a graduate of University High School and an alumnus of the University of Kentucky. He was a Korean War Era Air Force veteran, a retired insurance executive and an avid fan of UK basketball and the Cincinnati Reds. He was a member of St. Paul Church, Florence and AAA. He also volunteered for the Alzheimer's Association. He was cursed with an unrequited love for golf and he had a great passion for model railroading.
Services 6:00 pm Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 16 East 4th Street, Covington KY, with a reception immediately following at the church. Visitation at church is from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Visitation in Lexington is Friday, September 16, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Milward-Broadway followed by a graveside service in the Lexington Cemetery at 11:45 a.m.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger is serving the family.
Memorials to Alzheimer's Association, Greater Cincinnati Chapter, 644 Linn Street, Suite 1026, Cincinnati, OH 45203.
Besides his wife of 53 years, he is survived by his two sons and their families: Bill and Julie Wharton, Florence, Kentucky, and their children John and Helen; Haydon and Sandi Wharton, Union, Kentucky, and their children Emma and Parker; two sisters, Margaret Julia Bohan, Lexington, Kentucky and Mary "Tissie" Mathews, Gurnee, Illinois; as well as many loving friends and family.
His brother, John Wharton, of Lexington, precedes him in death.
Charles was born and raised in Lexington, a son of the late John and Margaret Haydon Wharton, was a graduate of University High School and an alumnus of the University of Kentucky. He was a Korean War Era Air Force veteran, a retired insurance executive and an avid fan of UK basketball and the Cincinnati Reds. He was a member of St. Paul Church, Florence and AAA. He also volunteered for the Alzheimer's Association. He was cursed with an unrequited love for golf and he had a great passion for model railroading.
Services 6:00 pm Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 16 East 4th Street, Covington KY, with a reception immediately following at the church. Visitation at church is from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Visitation in Lexington is Friday, September 16, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Milward-Broadway followed by a graveside service in the Lexington Cemetery at 11:45 a.m.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger is serving the family.
Memorials to Alzheimer's Association, Greater Cincinnati Chapter, 644 Linn Street, Suite 1026, Cincinnati, OH 45203.
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