Extracted from The Laurel Leader-Call (Laurel, MS)
CHARLES MIDDLETON SR.
Charles F. Middleton Sr., 78, 832 N. Seventh Ave., died unexpectedly Tuesday night at the Jones County Community Hospital.
He was a lifelong resident of Jones County, a retired building contractor and a member of the West Laurel United Methodist Church, where he had served on the board of stewards.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday from Memory Chapel with the Rev. Gene Covington and the Rev. E. E. Scott. Burial will be in Crestview Cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, Irma Holston Middleton, Laurel; one son, Charles F. Middleton Jr., Laurel; three grandchildren, Margo Middleton, Chuck Middleton, Tracy Middleton, all of Laurel; one brother, Walter Middleton, Laurel; two sisters, Mrs. Ada Moore, Laurel and Mrs. Pearl Keith, Fairhope, Ala.
Friends may call after 5 p.m. today.
Memory Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Wednesday, May 14, 1980