Graveside services for Charles C. Church, 95, of Temple will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday at Bellwood Memorial Park with Rev. Leigh Benish officiating. Mr. Church died Tuesday in a Temple Hospital. Mr. Church was born in Union County, Arkansas to Lum C. Church and Amy Newsom Church. During World War II, he attended Officer Candidate School at Ft. Benning, Georgia. After receiving his commission as an Infantry Second Lieutenant, he was assigned to the Infantry School before deploying to the European Theater of Operations. In 1943 he married Earlene Bell. She preceded him in death in 1997. After World War II, Mr. Church graduated from The University of Texas at Austin and joined Humble Oil and Refining Company in Houston. He worked for Humble Oil and the Exxon Corporation for 35 years. Survivors include his son, Pat Church and his wife June of Temple; one daughter, Charlene Church of Salado; two grandchildren Julie Bolin and her husband John of Temple and Greg Church and his wife Rachael of Austin and three great grandchildren Caroline Bolin of Temple, Gray Church of Austin and Owen Church of Austin. Scanio-Harper Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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