It was the year year of our Lord 1928 when on July 10th Charles Edward Whitfill Junior was born to Charles Edward Whitfill, Sr. and Eva Lee Whitfill in the small farming settlement of Loves Valley near the community of Marietta, Oklahoma.
Charles was part of a family that included 2 sisters, Frances Louise and Rosemary, coupled with 3 brothers, Dean, David Judd and Donald Lee.
The Whitfill family moved east from their original farm of Loves Vally to the Kingston/Madill area in the very early 1930s.  It was there that a new farm was established that existed for over 48 years.  Charles was very active in assisting his father with the duties of farm life.
Charles would attend Kingston public schools from his elementary through high school years where he would graduate in the year of 1946.
After that time, Charles worked a variety of farming jobs in the Marshall County area. In 1949 he parted from the farm and went to Nebraska where he drove large earth moving equipment for the construction of dams as part of the United States Department of Reclamation.
In 1950, Charles was drafted into the United States Army where he would serve in the 4th Infantry Division; however, after basic training in Ft. Benning, Georgia, and before being deployed abroad, Charles, while on military leave, would return home to marry his long-time sweetheart, June Rollins of Kingston.
After this time the 4th Infantry Division would engage in a tour to Butzbach, Germany where for the next 2  years he would sever orders as an officer and troop driver.  Now back stateside, he and June would settle in Dallas, Texas where they would begin a life together for the next 66 years.
Charles' career as a professional driver would begin with the Dallas Rapid Transit as a bus driver.
In 1954 Charles and June would begin a family when Jimmy Edward Whitfill would be born as their one and only son.
Charles would remain with the Dallas Rapid Transit for the next 6 years when, in 1958, he would begin work with Western-Gillette Freight Lines Company.  It was 2 years later, in 1960,  when he was assigned by the company as a freight-line driver.  Charles traveled through the states of America far and wide, all the way from the tip of Texas to Chicago, Illinois.  In 1968 Western-Gillette underwent a massive change of operation which prompted his family to move to Houston, Texas.  Charles' driving routes included service to Van Horn, Sonora, and El  Paso, Texas.  All along those routes, he created many very long-lasting friendships which endured for several years.
While in Houston, Charles and June enjoyed many activities with friends that included league bowling and travel to Mexico.  Charles service to  Western-Gillette in Houston was short stayed 6 years, for in 1974 Roadway Industries would acquire and buy out the operational rights from Western Gillette.  The new operational hub for Roadway would be Dallas, which again caused the Whitfill family a move back to Dallas, Texas.  During these years, Charles would drive a regular run to the Laredo/Eagle Pass area.  Charles would continue to drive to the southern parts of Texas from the late 1970s, all the way through the 1980s and into the early 1990s.  During these years, Charles was bestowed and awarded the coveted honor by the United States Department of Transportation and Roadway Industries for the distinct honor of being named "A Million Miler" for having no accidents while driving a million miles, which in the trucking business is the pinnacle honor in the industry.  In 1991, Charles said goodbye to the trucking industry and retired his active service of 33 years.
Upon retirement, he and June traveled throughout the deep South and the western part of the United States, making frequent visits to Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada.  In 2000 Charles and June left the Dallas area and resettled to their new retirement home in Bonham, Texas for 3 years, and then again to their final retirement home in Pottsboro, Texas, in 2003.
During these years travel was not as frequent and home life increased.  Charles would experience several health setbacks that would exist the duration of his life.  On September 1, 2016, Charles lost June as she passed from this earth after 66 years of marriage. After this time Jimmy Edward, his son, moved into the Whitfill home to help fill the void of June's absence through the day-to-day operation of the estate.
Charles fell into the arms of the Lord on the early morning of Thursday, September 21, 2023, leaving his son, several loving in-law cousins, 2 brothers, several nieces and nephews and many loving friends.
To all those who knew Charles, he always had a smile on his face and a heart of golden kindness to all in which he knew during both the good times and not so good times.  To those of us who had the privilege of sharing this earth with him, we are all better people, and like Charles always said, "Keep on the sunny side."
Graveside service was held Monday morning, September 25, 2023 in Chapel on the Hill at Cedarlawn Memorial Park in Sherman, Texas.