Charles Reece Treadway
August 31, 1944 ~ June 18, 2008
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Charles Reece Treadway, 63, of 427 Reeves Cove Rd., Candler, died Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at his home.
A native of Flag Pond, TN, Mr. Treadway was a son of the late Carver and Matilda Treadway. Mr. Treadway will be reunited with his loving wife of 40 years, Ruth, who died in 2006.
Mr. Treadway graduated from Unicoi County High School, in Tennessee. He formerly worked at the American Enka Plant, then with Moore's Building Supplies Co. for 33 years, and more recently with Jennings Building Supplies Co. He was also a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Vietnam. He faithfully attended New Morgan Hill Baptist Church. He was formally active with the Hominy Valley Recreation League for over 20 years.
Mr. Treadway will be remembered as a loving father, grandfather, and devoted husband. He is survived by his daughter, LeeAnne Tucker and husband Austin, of Candler; sons, Randy Treadway and wife Toyna, of Paintsville, KY, and Jody Treadway and wife Lisa, of Candler; sisters, Evelyn Miller, of Arden, and Inez Metcalf, of Flag Pond, TN; brother, John Rufe Treadway and wife Marilyn, of Hull, GA; and two grandsons, Tyler and Jake Treadway.
A funeral service for Mr. Treadway will be at 3:00 p.m. Monday at New Morgan Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Roy Houston officiating. Burial will follow Forest Lawn Memorial Park with military rites performed by the Buncombe Co. Veteran's Council.
His family will receive friends from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the New Morgan Hill Baptist Church Building Fund, 370 Lake Drive, Candler, NC 28715.
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Dear LeeAnne and Family:
I was so saddened to hear of your Father’s passing…….how tragic and how sad.
Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
I know it is hard, but keep your faith, keep your family and loved ones close to you – especially now.
Your Father sounds like a terrific person and I’m sure he will be missed by all who knew him. He’s in Heaven with your Mother.
My deepest sympathy – Wanda
LeeAnne and Family,
Our deepest sympathy for the loss of your Father. The staff and volunteers of Appalachian Foster Grandparents sends you and your family our love and prayers.
Sherry Wood, Joan Watson, & Wanda Brooks
LeeAnn I am very sorry to hear about your father. I know what you are going through. I lost my father in October. Please know that you and your family are in my Prayers. Much love and Respect. Dora Irving
Dear Jodi and Lisa,
Our thoughts and prayers are will you at this time. Know that God will give you strength and comfort.
Know that he is in a Beautiful Place!
Mike and Mar
I’m am truly sorry to hear of the loss you all have incurred. Charlie was a great friend and business relations man. I truly will miss him. My prayers are with his entire family and other friends who have had the opportunity in knowing this wonderful man.
Randy, Tonya and boys,
I am so sorry to hear about your dad. I will remember your family in my prayers. Consider yourself hugged. Suzie
LeeAnn and Family
During this time of sadness, I hold you in my heart, thoughts and prayers.
Simply the best man I’ve ever known.
Bless all of you. We are so sorry for your loss.
My oldest and dearest friend that taught me so much.
Words cannot express the sorrow we feel. Our deepest sympathy goes out to his family. He will truly be missed.
My prayers are with the family..Charles was a very friendly person and a wonderful friend. He will be Greatly missed.. He would always come in at Best with a smile and Great Helpful attitude. God Bless!!
We are so sorry to hear about Charles. Our thoughts and prayers are with your families at this time.
Randy, LeeAnne & Jody – you are and will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers – I love you guys!! We can only imagine the joyful reunion going on in Heaven right now!
Charlie T’ will truely be missed. There won’t be a day for many days to come that I won’t pick up the phone to call and have such a comforting voice on the other end of the line to comfort me through the happy and sad times that life hands out. Jackson and Logan will always remember….so many great memories. Everyone in Candler that drives a blue truck with a ladder rack will always be ‘Charlie T’ and will remind us of all that he meant to us. I know that he is in heaven with the biggest smile that we have not seen in a while, holding hands with his most precious, loved and missed lady.
Jody and Leeanne, your father was the the biggest blessing to me. You are both so proud of he and your mother, and rightfully so. Hold your heads up high knowing that God’s top picks have been carried home are watching over you and depend on you to carry on their testamony of faith. I love you both and will continue to pray for you and your strenth.
There are ‘Angels Among Us’ and we have all been blessed to have been touched by two of them.
Julie Higdon Mathews
So Sorry for your loss. Dennis and I went all through school with your dad and he was Dennis’s uncle, even though he was only three years older than Dennis. We will try to come Sunday if we can. Again we are so sorry. Charles was a really good person, he surely was a good husband and dad. May God give you the strength and comfort you during this time. Dennis and Judy
CHARLIE IS GONNA BE GREATLY MISSED! BUT OH HOW I WISH ME AND MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS WITH HIM NOW… I WILL NEVER FORGET THE TIME MY DOG KANE, WHICH PASSED 2 WEEKS AGO, GOT OUT OF HIS LOT, AND WENT UP THE STREET AND KILLED SEVERAL CHICKENS,CHARLIE THOUGHT THAT WAS SOOOO FUNNY, AND AT THE TIME I WORKED AT THE DRIVE-THRU AT FIRST UNION AT SMOKY PARK, AND WHEN I SENT OUT THE BUCKET TO CHARLIE, HE SENT ME A FRIED CHICKEN LEG, AND JUST LAUGHED HIS HEAD OFF WHEN HE SEEN MY FACE.HE HAS ALWAYS PUT A SMILE ON EVERYBODY’S FACE WHEN HE WAS AROUND! I KNOW MS. RUTH AND MY DADDY ARE GLAD TO SEE HIM! MY DADDY PROBABLY SAID,’WHAT YOU DOIN HERE?’ HE WAS SO GOOD TO MY DADDY WHEN HE WAS SICK AND I KNOW HE GOT A SPECIAL JEWEL IN HIS CROWN FOR IT. YOU ARE IN MY FAMILY’S PRAYERS TREADWAY FAMILY, WE LOVE YOU ALL.
To the treadway family:
Imagine Charles looking at Ruth and saying we will never be apart again We will enyoy heaven and wait on our love ones to be reunited here with us.Randy, Leeann,Jody be of good cheer you do know were mom and dad are now . May God comfort your hearts and bring you peace at this hard time.We will keep you on our prayers and if there is anything we can do for you let us know. Our sympathy goes to all the family .In christ with love Glenn & Blanca Woody also Ruth W. Phillips and her family.
Charlie was the most giving person that I have ever known. He loved the springtime when he could stop by the farmers market and bring a bucket of strawberries to work. Then in the summer he loved to share his tomatoes and peppers. Job site workers loved to see him coming because he always had a cooler full of water and soft drinks in his truck.
I will certainly miss his 6am calls to work several times a week ‘just to check in’. I will miss my friend ‘CT’.
I am so glad I got the privilege to know Charlie. He was a good man and would do anything he could to help you out.
We worked together at Moore’s then at Jennings. I remember one Saturday My oldest son which was about five yrs. old at the time and I went to a job site with Charlie. My son walked around the whole time picking up scrap wire and wire nuts. When we left Charlie gave him five dollars for picking up the trash and this was not even Charlies house. My son is twelve now and he still talks about Charlie and that five dollars still today.
He will be missed greatly but I know he is in a better place.
I can’t even begin to imagine all the things I will miss about Charlie. From the ‘Hey neighbor’ every time we spoke to swapping spinach dip for fudge at Christmas. I will miss finding odd things on my doorstep and mostly I will miss his kindness and that wave of his hand each time he pulled into the driveway on his way up the hill. Charlie and Ruth were without a doubt the greatest neighbors anyone could have. More then that they were family. Jody, Leeanne and Randy, you all are so special to our family and in our prayers always. We can praise God for a reunion going on in heaven.
God Bless all of you.
Charles was a wonderful thoughtful person. He loved his family, friends, church and life. Our prayers go out to his loving family who will miss his ready smile and humor forever.
Dear family and friends–so much I could say and stories I could tell about Charlie..I loved Charlie and will miss him so much–My thoughts and prayers are with you
I will miss sitting beside Charlie in church every Sunday. What a great guy, what a wonderful family. I am rejoicing with him for his reunion with Ruth in glorious Heaven. We love you all.
I will miss our tomato sandwiches and our yard talks. Know that my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Love to you Leeanne and Jody.
You both and your family is in our prayers.
Ronnie and Lisa Wilson
Charlie was a wonderful person, a customer for 20 yrs, always a kind word and a smile. He will be truly missed.May god be with the family during this time.
I am the daughter of Buster & Elsie Lunsford and know Charles & Ruth through them and attending New Morgan Hill Baptist Church. May God bless their family and friends.
Patricia Harrison
Although I knew Charlie primarily through Jennings to whom I sold trusses, Charlie and I became good friends and confidants. To me, Charlie was always a prince among men and I counted him as a dear friend. He was a fine Christian man and I looked up to him. He was always fair and honest in any dealings we had and I held him in the utmost esteem.
I hate that he had to go the way he did but on the other hand I rejoice that he is at rest, at peace and in full joy with his Lord and Savior in Heaven where there will be no more tears, no sorrow, no heartache and no labors but joy and peace forever more, Charlie will be with his loved ones forever and he will be in my heart for as long as I live.
Sorry for the loss of your father. I am Doug Millers nephew.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
As I reflect back on my business dealings with Charlie,I can’t ever remember a more honest and hard working individual as him.He always greeted me with a smile regardless the problem and was so appreciative of my efforts.The way he conducted business was an example for all of us to follow.I’m so thankful for my times with Charlie and that his grandchildren were old enough to know him and his positive influence on so many.God Bless You Charlie.
Randy,Leeanne,&Jody
My thoughts and prayers are with you and all of your loved ones. Knowing your family for many years has truly been a blessing.
Jody, I know what a very special friend you are to Tadd. I miss your visits with him here in Candler, and words cannot express the sorrow I felt at the loss of your Mother, and now the loss of your Dad. They were two very special people and so are their children.
Much love, Carol (Tadd’s Mom)
A great friend who will be truly
missed. Each time you saw him, he
put sunshine in your life. Our
prayers will be that the Lord will
give you the peace that Charles now
has.
Randy, Leanne and Jody,
I got the call with sadness about Charlie. But as I sit and think about it, its not a sad day at all. He’s at home with Jesus and I can almost see Ruth meeting him as he arrived there. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time. The joy is knowing that we will all see him again one day. I will miss that infectious smile he had and the kind words he always spoke to me and my family. We love you guys
Jody, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. May GOD bless all of you.
There is too much to be said about what a great person Charlie was… he will be greatly missed.
Jody and Lisa,
I’m so sorry for the loss of your Dad. Even though I didn’t know him personally. I know he must have been a remarkable man to raise a wonderful son like you Jody.
You know that you have the assurance that he’s with your Mom and that we will all be together one day. My love and prayers go out to you and the rest of your family.
I Love you,
Fonda
Randy,Leeanne and Jody,
When I got the call my heart was still. What a Great Man your Dad was. I remember him with Phil and Steve playing ball and kidding with my girls.. You all were and are great neighbors for Nancy, I know she will miss them.
My Prayers are with you at this time and still, I can only celebrate with you that Your Mom and Dad are together with Jesus… My love and Prayers
Bette Burnette Mote
I really liked Charlie he was more than just a salesman he was a good freind that allways had a story to tell. He will be trully missed be myself and my crew. Our prayers go out to the family.
Sorry for the lost of your father.
Charles and Ruth are together again. We are praying for your family.
Dear LeeAnne, Randy and Jody:
It is hard to hear that a good man has gone to Heaven. But what a wonderful place to be. I worked with Charlie at Moore’s. It was one of my first jobs, while I was still in high school at ENKA. He was such a kind man, he taught me alot about the lumber business. He was also there with a smile or a joke.
He will be missed by many. I’m glad your Mom was there to great him.
Dawn Rhymer Hinson
I remember ‘Treadway’ from working at Moore’s. I was only 17 when I started working there and I’m in my 40’s now, but I will always think of his kindness, his smiling face and how nice he was. So sorry for your loss, but he is now reunited with your mom in Heaven and I hope that brings some comfort to you.
Teresa Riddle Braswell
Charlie was a kind, honest man that I respected tremendously. He was a dear friend that I loved to joke with- he loved it when I called him papaw. I will miss my friend. My prayers are with his family and friends.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.I will miss your Dad at the early morning Liars Club at the Hot spot. Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you.
Randy, LeeAnn,& Jody,
I’ve known Charlie most of my life and he just always made you smile when you seen him. Our prayers are with your family.
Beth (Ledford) Baumhardt
I have had the priviledge of knowing members of the Treadway family for many years. Ruth with a smile and an eagerness to help at the Enka Post Office, Randy with his happy personality as he called on our office each month with Z Medical,(I still miss him)…and Charlie as he would enter our office at Best and start the fun and laughter even on a bad day.
He was a customer, a consultant, but most of all he was a Christian Friend that was always there to listen, help, and understand.
He will be greatly missed.
My prayers are with this precious family.. You were and are truly blessed with these parents and role models they were to you.
Love to all,
Debbie Ponder
Randy-
My sincere condolences in the loss of your father. I never met him, but by knowing you and reading the thoughts that others have left, I can see that he was a great man. I lost my dad in February, so I know what you’re going through. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers in the coming weeks and months.
My prayers are with the family Charles will truely be missed.
Charlie was always so sweet to me and my family. He will certainly be missed by all. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. What a precious Father & Mother you were fortunate to have. We can’t even begin to imagine the wonderful joy they are feeling together now in that wonderful city. Just know that someday you will see them again. We love you guys and will pray that God will wrap his loving arms around you and see you through this tough time.
We were so sorry to hear about Charlie, our thoughts are with you all.
I will miss Charlie so much, every time I saw him he put a smile on my face. Everyone that knew Charlie knew that he was just such a good person. He will be missed so very much.
MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU GUYS CHARLIE WAS A GREAT MAN. I ENJOYED THE TIME SPENT GETTING TO KNOW HIM.
MY BEST WISHES FOR YOU ALL
Randy,
Sorry to hear about the loss of your dad. My thoughts and prayers are with your entire family.
Randy,
Sorry to hear about the loss of your father. He was such a good man and always so good me when we where growing-up. Your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.
Charles a super friend and neighbor to my mom for many years, will surely be missed by all!
Dear LeeAnne and Family,
Please know that you are in the thoughts and prayers of the Senior Corps staff in North Carolina. LeeAnne, you are very special to so many folks and have been there for most of us at some time or another. Please let me know if there is anything at all we can do for you or your family during this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Courtney White and the NC Association of Senior Corps Directors
LeeAnn, you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
LeeAnne and Family:
Please accept my heartfelt sympathy at the death of your loved one. I pray that God will give you comfort in your time of sorrow.
RSVP Durham County
LeeAnne Tucker and family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.The WAGES Staff and FG/SC Volunteers.