Charles Edward Booker, Sr., 1933 – 2022

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Charles Edward Booker, Sr. passed away Tuesday, July 19. He was 88 years old.

Charles was born Dec. 20, 1933, in Blytheville, AR. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving from Dec. 2, 1953, to Nov. 30, 1961. He was an insurance salesman with Union National Insurance Company for 30 years. He is preceded in death by his father Upton Booker, mother Luvelia Childers Booker, and a son Christopher Booker.

He is survived by his wife Mattie Ellen Hannis Booker, son Charles (Chuck) Booker, Jr., daughter Cheri Booker Marley, brother Don Booker, sister Myra Garner, and grandchildren.

Visitation will be Thursday, July 21, at Glenwood Funeral Home in Port Gibson, MS from 11 a.m. to noon with services following in the chapel. Rev. Beau Lawrence will be officiating. Burial will follow in Wintergreen Cemetery.