CHARLES WILLIAM "RED" BRAGG Jr.

1925 - 2017

CHARLES WILLIAM "RED" BRAGG JR., 91, of Huntington, W.Va., died Sunday, January 1, 2017, at St. Mary's Medical Center. He was born December 25, 1925, in Clifton Forge, Va., the son of the late Lyda W. Bragg and Charles William Bragg. He is survived by his wife of fifty-four years, Ruth A. Bragg; daughters, Kelly A. Richardson and husband Gary of St. Albans, W.Va., and Barbara J. Lesher and husband Brad of Huntington, W.Va.; sons, Dean W. Bragg and fiancee Tracy LeMaster and her daughter Gia of Columbus, Ohio, and K.C. Bragg and wife Tammy of Old Hickory, Tenn.; granddaughters, Alexandria F. Runyon and Molly E. Runyon, both of Huntington, W.Va.; and grandsons, Joshua Meiners of South Charleston, W.Va., Kyle L. Bragg and Willem O. Bragg, both of Old Hickory, Tenn. After graduating from Clifton Forge High School in 1943, C.W. worked for the C&O Railway at Quinwood, W.Va. He served with the 2nd Division of the US Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II and in Japan at Nagasaki and Sasebo after the war. He was a 1950 graduate of the Virginia Military Institute with a degree in civil engineering. He served with the U.S. Army Constabulary in Germany during the Cold War and retired from the CSX Railway System in 1986. He was a member of the Pea Ridge United Methodist Church and VFW Post 1064 in Huntington. He also worked for E.I. DuPont in Kinston, N.C., and Belle, W.Va., Geophysical Service Inc. in Stanley, N.D., and Virden, Manitoba, Canada, and Wiley E. Wilson, Consulting Engineers in Lynchburg, Va. Services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2017, at Pea Ridge United Methodist Church with Rev. Angela Gay Kinkead officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Additional services will be conducted Saturday, January 7, 2017, at 2 p.m. at the Nicely Funeral Home, 405 Alleghany St., Clifton Forge, VA, 24422 with Rev. W. Pembroke Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, Va. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the general fund of Pea Ridge United Methodist Church, 5747 E. Pea Ridge Road, Huntington, WV 25705. Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville, is in charge of local arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/wallace.