Charles “Charlie” S. Armistead Jr., 75, of Elkview passed away at home on Friday, Aug. 8, 2021.
Charlie was preceded in death by his parents Charles S. Armistead Sr. and Betty Sue (Baker) Armistead.
He is survived by his wife, Connie Sue (Reese) Armistead; son, Christopher (Mary), of Carlsbad, N.M.; brothers, George (Ginny) and Will (Julie), of Morgantown; cousins, Amy Richardson (Rayman), of Fairmont, and Charles Schuster (Kathy), of Lakewood, Colo.; nephews, Matthew (Sera), Anand, Roshan and Chas (Katie); and niece, Blair (Emily).
Charlie was a Morgantown native and worked in Parkersburg, Clarksburg and Charleston for C&P Telephone and Bell Atlantic. More recently, he was employed at the Kanawha County Public Library, where he greatly enjoyed meeting and assisting the patrons.
Charlie credited his grandfather, Baker, for instilling his love of the mountains, hills, flowing water, God and human good. He was most content sharing these with his wife and son, family and many friends. He took great pride in being a West Virginian and loved Mountaineer football.
He was a quiet humanitarian who thought of others before himself. He was kind, thoughtful, loquacious, funny, intelligent and generous. Charlie will be fondly remembered as a husband, father, brother and friend. He loved meeting people and listening to and exchanges stories. He served his country, his God and his community without reservation. Charlie loved all types of music and could spend hours reading the works of his favorite authors. In the evenings, he sat outside listening to the sounds of the night, smoking his pipe in the company of his four-legged companion, Kitty Kitty.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be sent to Clendenin Elementary PTO (5120 Elk River Road, Elkview, WV 25071) with Angel Tree/Christmas in the memo line. There will be no public service. Following Charlie’s wishes, his ashes will be scattered in the mountains where he found peace, contentment and closeness to God.
The family would like to thank Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, for assisting them at this unimaginably sad time.
