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Charles Justice

Male 1924 - 2003  (79 years)


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  • Name Charles Justice  [1, 2
    Birth 18 May 1924  Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Charlie Choo Choo 
    Race White  [2
    Residence 1942  Biltmore, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age: 18; Relation to Head of House: Self 
    SSN issued Bef 1951  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Social Security Number 238-24-4520  [1
    Death 17 Oct 2003  Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Choo Choo Justice

      CHERRYVILLE Charlie Choo Choo Justice, 79, of 301 Roy Eaker Road, died Oct. 17, 2003, at home.

      He was born May 18, 1924, in Buncombe County, son of the late Parley Whittington and Nell Foster Justice.

      He was an All-American football player at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated in 1949. He also played professional football for the Washington Redskins. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and was owner of Justice-Crews Insurance Co. in Cherryville. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Shelby.

      He is survived by his wife, Sarah Hunter Justice; a daughter, Barbara J. Crews and her husband, Billy, of Cherryville; three brothers, Joe Justice of Geneva, Fla., Bill Justice of Clearwater, Fla. and Neil Justice of Conyers, Ga.; two grandchildren, Emelie Pope and her husband Dustin, and Sarah Flower and her husband Jody; and a great-granddaughter, Jalie Creech, all of Cherryville

      He was preceded in death by a son, Charles Ronald Justice.

      The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, with the Very Reverend Todd Donatelli and the Revs. Dr. Eugene McDowell and Marie Cope officiating.

      Burial will be at Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fletcher.

      The family will receive friends all day Saturday at the residence and after committal at Calvary Episcopal Church Parish Hall.

      Honorary pallbearers are members of the 1946-1949 UNC football teams.

      Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150, or to the Justice Era Endowment Scholarship, P.O. Box 2446, Chapel Hill, NC 27515.

      The memorial register is available at Obituaries at www.grocefuneralhome.com.

      Groce Funeral Home of Asheville is in charge of arrangements.
    Person ID I26858  tng Genealogy

    Father Parley Whittington Justice,   b. 17 Nov 1893, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1972, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Nellie Eugene Foster,   b. 18 Jan 1892, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1985, Pinellas, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F8990  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F11842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 May 1924 - Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSSN issued - Bef 1951 - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S344] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Number: 238-24-4520; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Record for Charles Justice
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=71658516&indiv=try
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=71658516&indiv=try

    2. [S462] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      The National Archives Southeast Region; Atlanta, GA; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group: RG 147; Class: RG147, North Carolina World War II Draft Registration Cards; Box Number: 202
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=YMDraftCardsWWII&h=845131&indiv=try
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      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=YMDraftCardsWWII&h=845131&indiv=try