Obituary for
Charles W. Upton
submitted by
Edgle Dyer
| Services for
Charles W. Upton, 85, of Brownfield will be at 10 a.m. Saturday,
July 16, 2011, at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Carter and
Brother Michael Holster officiating. Burial will be in Terry County
Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home. Charles passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2011, in Brownfield. He was born October 1, 1925, in Mena, Ark., to William Franklin and Mabel Elizabeth Upton. He graduated from Plains High School in 1944. Charles married Frances Gray on December 24, 1946, in Tokio. They lived there for 46 years and then moved to Brownfield in 1984. Charles farmed for 25 years and worked in the oilfield industry for 33 years. He was a member of Tokio Baptist Church and then Calvary Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents; a brother, John Upton; and two sisters, Avis Schroeder and Opal Hughlett. Charles is survived by his wife Frances of Brownfield; two daughters, Charlene Paul and husband Ed of Brownfield and Sharon Downs and husband Keith of Levelland; brother-in-law, Ray Hughlett; daughter-in-law, Nadine Mobley; grandchildren, Jayson Hillhouse, Jamie Gore, Kyle Downs, Corey Downs, Craig Downs, John Paul and Matt Paul; and five great grandchildren. Brownfield News |