Charles Corliss Rhodes

Charles Corliss “Dusty” Rhodes, 86, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, at his Baytown, TX home with his family by his side. He was born Aug. 3, 1935, in Port Arthur, TX, to Charles Raymond “Buddy” Rhodes & Cleona Jane Ronquille.

Corliss grew up in Orange TX and worked in the family café. He graduated St. Mary’s high school, then enlisted in the US Marine Corps where he held the rank of Acting Sergeant, E4, awarded the Good Conduct Medal and picked up the nickname, Dusty. He was chosen as the USMC representative to the German-American Friendship Observance which invited one person from each branch of the US service for the celebration in Hamburg, Germany, where he met his wife Ludmilla “Lucy” Penner.

He and Lucy lived in Bridge City, TX while he was a Supervisor for Crown Zellerbach. The restaurant business was in his blood, and soon he decided to take the leap. He began to manage a Bonanza, which moved his family to Baytown, TX, and then The Sizzler. In the 70’s he decided to invest and open his own successful restaurants in Baytown, Dusty’s Fishnet and Dusty’s Seafood Restaurant. They were family run with a great group of employees. In his spare time, he enjoyed cars, boats, fishing and spending time with family.

• Visitation is set for Tues, Feb 8th at Navarre Funeral Home, 2444 Rollingbrook Drive in Baytown, TX. Immediate family 4:00-5:00, 5:30-6:30 we’d like to invite folks to share memories with the group and visitation ends at 7:00 p.m.

• The funeral will be at Houston National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Dr., Houston, Texas 77038, Wed, Feb 9th, at 12:30 p.m. Please meet in Lane #1 no earlier than 12:15 pm.

The family is forever grateful to the Houston VA hospital for years of quality care. It wasn’t just a trip to the doctor - it was an outing. He found comradery talking to fellow vets in the sitting areas and waiting rooms. He was so excited when waiting for tests, he recognized the name of a long lost relative and we had a wonderful family reunion that year. Thank you to all the doctors, nurses and the specialty-clinic staff, home healthcare and physical therapists.

He is preceded in death by his wife Lucy, his parents, Buddy and Cleona, son Charles Raymond, sister Rayma Jane, brother Luther Paul and niece Rhoda Rhodes.

He is survived by his Sister Kitsy Broussard and husband Mark; children, Susan Williams & husband Dave, Charles C. “Butch” Rhodes & wife Connie, and Linda Rhodes & fiancé Richard; seven grandchildren, Amanda Auguste and husband Francis, Ashley Kolarik and husband Zach, Megan Rhodes, Chance Rhodes and wife Megan, Holly Williams and fiancé Michael, David Williams and fiancé Natalie, and Danny Williams and wife Lauren; twelve great grandchildren, Jaeden, Ashlyn, Madison, Ethan, Lainey, Asher, Melissa, Rogue, David, Keeley, Rebecca and Daniel; Nieces Courtney Blackburn and husband Brett, with Sierra; Lindsey Love and husband Joey, with Libby, Laney, and Hunter; Sister-In-Law Sylvia, Niece, Rhonda Lomonte and husband Chuck with Regan and Zoey; Nephews, Paul Rhodes and wife Stacy with Reese, Trey and wife Shea with Harper; Rodney Rhodes and wife Tammie.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.navarrefuneralhome.com for the Rhodes family.