Charles Wallace Darwin
May 25, 1927 ~ June 23, 2014
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Charles Wallace Darwin passed away June 23, 2014, in Asheville, NC. He was predeceased by his wife, Francis Miller Darwin. Born May 25, 1927, Mr. Darwin served eight years in the US Navy and then owned several businesses in Asheville, Atlanta, and Charleston, including Skateland and Le Chalet restaurant. He was an avid golfer and a member of Shadowmoss Plantation Golf Club for many years.
He is survived by five children: Jo, Tim, Kay, Darlene, and Kelley, and their partners, grand-children, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchild.
Memorials can be made to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. http://www.rmhc.org
A private burial will be in Asheville. Groce Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Sorry for the passing of Charles ( Mama , Aunt Mae,called him Buster ). The last of Aunt Estelle,s and Earl,s children. Charles was a very successful businessman, and probably loved playing Golf more than anyone I ever met. He once gave me a set of his old clubs . Sad occasion for the family, my prayers are with you all at this time.
Jack Horton
Jack- How sweet to remember that Dad once gave you a set of golf clubs. I’m sure he hoped you would enjoy playing golf as much as he did. Thank you for your kind words and prayers.
Dear Jo, Tim, Kay, Darlene ( and of course Kelley) plus all the family that extends from each and every one of you –
Your father changed my life, stepped in when I needed a guardian angel (and only many years later did I find out what he had done to be able to help me and my sister) and gave us a refuge from a storm that was all around us at that time. He, with your mother , in their unselfish act in many ways probably saved me at that moment and I will always be eternally grateful.
It has always been with love and respect that I called both of your parents Mom and Dad Darwin and my heart is saddened at his passing only lifted by the thought that he had a full life and his memory will live on in all of us.
Know that I send my love to you all from across the ocean and that I will light a candle in his name here in Belgium this week ( maybe a chapel near a golf course – he might like that).
xoTamara
Dear Tamara, Your heartfelt words are a healing balm for all of us. Thank you so much for sharing them here. And do light a candle for him…he brightened all our lives. Kay
Dear Jo, Tim, Kay, Darlene and Kelley,
So very sorry to hear of your Dad’s passing.We are thankful
that we were fortunate to found you all in the past years
And were able to meet you all and had spent time with
Your Dad who was a very special person….He will be missed.
You are in our thoughts and prayers. We send our love
Rick and Geri Howell
Darlene, Tim and the rest of ‘the kids’,
Our love and thoughts are with you. We both know what it is like to lose a parent-a rock, a stabilizer to the world that twirls around us. May you be blessed with solace, peace and comfort to know he is now happy and healthy and still remains with you at all times.
Kamie and Gina