CHARLES ‘CHUCK’ ENGLAND
Pinson, TN: Charles Amon ‘Chuck’ England, age 81, passed away November 7, 2019 at Henderson Health & Rehabilitation Center.
He was born May 8, 1938 in the Madison Hall Community near Bemis, TN, the son of the late Amon Cleo and Frances Carolyn Rice England. He attended high school at J.B. Young at Bemis. He married Elizabeth Jane Tucker in 1955. He joined the U.S. Navy in January 1957 and served on the USS Saratoga as a meteorologist, serving a total of twenty years.
After the service they lived at Pinson where he owned and operated West Tennessee Upholstery for thirty seven years. Mrs. England died in 2011.
He married Evelyn Johnsey in 2013 and they continued to make their home at Pinson.
He was a member of the Henderson First United Methodist Church where he operated the sound system at the church. He was also a member of the Pinson Ruritan Club.
Mr. England is survived by his wife, Evelyn Carol Johnsey England of Pinson; a son, Kevin England (Sally) of Paragould, AK; a daughter, Vickie Cooke of Pinson; three grandchildren, Matthew England (Christina), Dawn Poole and Erin England Pounds (Jonathan) and four great grandchildren, Pepper Pounds, Megan Poole, Lucus England and Lana England; three brothers, Jerry England (Linda) of Pinson, Harry England (Joyce) of Finger and Herman England (Robbie) of Jackson; three sisters, Ella Mae Diggs of Pinson, Jackie Maddox of Pinson and Donna Boykin of Jackson.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Elizabeth England and a son, Chris England.
Funeral services will be Sunday 2:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Crook Avenue with Tom Spellings officiating. Burial will follow with Naval Military Honors at Bear Creek Cemetery near Pinson.
The family will receive friends at Crook Avenue Chapel from 5:30 PM until 8:00 PM Saturday and Sunday 12 noon until 2 pm.
Shackelford Funeral Directors of Henderson
731-989-2421