Charles Philip Morehead

ALBEMARLE -- Charles Philip Morehead, 54, of 1537 Springhaven Circle, died Thursday, March 14, 2002 at his home.
Funeral service is 2 PM Sunday, March 17, at Carolina Presbyterian Church, Locust, with Reverend Tab Whitley officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Memorial Park. The family will meet at the home, 1537 Springhaven Circle, Albemarle. Visitation is 6-8 PM tonight at Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle.
Born in Stanly County on September 27, 1947, he was a son of Jahala Crotts Morehead and the late Charles Young Morehead. Chuck graduated from Albemarle High School in 1966, enrolled in the Colorado Outward Bound Survival School, after which he enlisted in the U.S. Army, becoming a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. In 1967 he went to the Central Highlands of Vietnam, serving there in the 101st Airborne and the 173rd Airborne Brigade. After serving three years in the service, he graduated from NC State and attended Pfeiffer College, receiving his teacher's certificate. Chuck taught at Locust, NC school from 1976 until October 2001. Military rites will be conducted by the 82nd Airborne ritual team.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Eileen Carlton Morehead; two sons, Daniel Charles Morehead and Ethan Nathaniel Morehead; one daughter, Erin Michael Morehead, all of the home; his mother, Jahala Crotts Morehead, of Albemarle, NC; a brother and sister-in-law, Dale and Martha Morehead of Albemarle; a sister and brother-in-law, Melanie and Rocky Boone of Charlotte; and seven nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Dan and Mildred Crotts and paternal grandparents, Dr. George and Clara Morehead.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Stanly County, 960 N. First Street, Albemarle, NC 28001, or to Carolina Presbyterian Mercy Ministries, PO Box 369, Locust, NC 28097.
Hartsell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.