EDGEFIELD, S.C. - Mr. Charles T. 'Charlie' Mathis, 94, husband of the late Mattie Parks Mathis, died Sunday, May 10, 2009. Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, May 12, at 11 A.M. at Edgefield First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Eastview Cemetery with Military Honors. Mr. Mathis was a native of Edgefield County, a WWII veteran and a member of the American Legion for 60 years. He was a retired owner of Parks and Mathis furniture store. He served 27 years on the Edgefield City Council and was a former deacon of Peace Haven Baptist Church and a member of Edgefield First Baptist Church. He served on the Strom Thurmond Statue committee and he was Grand Marshall of 2 Christmas Parades, a plaque was placed on the Town Square for his service to the Town and Community, he was also famous for his day lilies that he donated to the Town Square. He was also the president of the Huddle House Coffee Club. Survivors include 2 daughters; Charlene (Danny) Rickerson, Martinez, GA., Kay (Ken) Bodine, Pendleton, SC.; one brother Lee (Catherine) Mathis, Edgefield, SC.; 2 sisters, Dorothy Rummel and Rose Morgan both of Durham, NC.; 4 grandchildren Dana and Chad Rickerson and Ashley and Matt Bodine. Memorials may be made to the American Legion Hezzie Griffis Post 30, P.O. Box 236, Edgefield, S.C. 29824. The Family is at the home and will receive friends Monday from 6 to 8 P.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com

The Augusta Chronicle-May 11, 2009