Submitted by: Dan Rich

Charles E. Matherly

Sept. 20, 1922 - July 18, 2008

South Bend Tribune 7/20/2008
OSCEOLA - Charles E. Matherly, 85, of Osceola, Indiana, passed away at Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, following an extended illness. Charles was born September 20, 1922, to the late Percy and Verta (Dishman) Matherly in Butler, Tennessee. On August 21, 1943, Charles married the former Hazel Robinson. They were married 54 years prior to her passing in 1997. Surviving are his children, Ben Matherly of Mishawaka, Indiana, Betty L. (Wayne) Cobb of Elkhart, Indiana, Bonnie A. (Greg) Bemis of Osceola and Beverly J. Ward of Elkhart, Indiana. Also surviving are his brother, Percy (Pearl) Matherly Jr. of Butler, Tennessee; 11 grandchildren, Cindy, Vince, Jesse, Matt, Josh, Mike, Rachel, Bob, Amanda, Kasey and Charley; as well as three great-grandchildren, Mackala, Mike and Taylor. Preceding Charles in death were his sons, Robert in 1955, and Bernard in 1996; along with a son-in-law, Richard Ward; as well as his siblings, Bill, C.J. and Leland Matherly, Eula Scofield and Avanell Shupe.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2008, in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Osceola, Indiana. Services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2008, in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, with interment to follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Charles served his country in the U.S. Army during the WW II era and was honorably discharged. He was employed for 33 years as a millwright with the Uniroyal Corporation of Mishawaka before his retirement in 1986. In his spare time Charles enjoyed gardening, attending auctions, and music, as well as running the "C and H Hobby Shop" in Osceola with his wife, Hazel. Charles was also a member of American Legion Post 308 of Osceola