JASPER, Charles Eldridge, with his family around him, quietly went home to be with the Lord on November 2, 2009. Charles served the US Army and retired from the Devense General Supply Center after 30 years of service. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend to us all. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob J. and Ida Christian Jasper. He leaves to cherish his memory, four children, Keisha Murphy, Charles Comer, Michael Comer, and Trena Parham; six grandchildren, Ke'Oshay Jasper, Markese Jasper, Maiya Jasper, Charles "Asuka" Comer, Angelica Comer, and Jordan Parham; one daughter-in-law, Kazumi Comer; four brothers, Jacob Jr., Burley, James, and Calvin Jasper; three sisters, Mary V. Jasper, Vivian J. Johnson (Oliver), and Carolyn J. Mitchell (David); the Christian, Cousins, Knight, and Lomax families; numerous nieces, nephews, and friends; among them devoted, Ethyl Murphy Sweeden. His remains rest at the W.S. Watkins & Son Funeral Home, 2700 North Ave. Funeral services will be conducted at the Watkins Community Chapel, 2701 Garland Ave., on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 1 p.m. Interment, Roselawn Memory Gardens.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.