Charles Amos Trivette

1928 - 2024

Charles Amos Trivette, a beloved husband and father; dedicated community servant and church member; and lover of family, almost everyone he met, and life, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2024, in Greensboro, N.C. at the age of 96. He was born on March 21, 1928, to Mrs. Fern Tharpe and Dr. L. P. Trivette, in Mooresville, North Carolina, where he grew up and graduated from Mooresville High School. His life was full of family, travels, service, and love. Charles was gently persistent and eternally consistent, demonstrating that a life of faithful dependability, and compassion, coupled with a sense of humor, is clearly one worth living.

Charles is survived by his wife June Trivette (Long) of 66 years, his son Jeff and wife, Penny; two grandchildren, Isabella, and Jacob; and 20 nephews and nieces, numerous great-nieces, and -nephews and many, many great, great-nieces and -nephews. He is predeceased by his parents and his brother, Dr. Dewitt Trivette.

Charles attended Oak Ridge Military Academy and graduated from Lenoir Rhyne University, where he played on the tennis team. He became an avid alumni booster of Lenoir Rhyne, spending decades of Saturday night's supporting the Bears' football team.

Charles served four years in Air Force as an Air Policeman, in Texas and Washington D.C., where one of his duties was escorting the vice-president of the United States. After college and the Air Force he met his love, June Long, at his childhood home in Mooresville. June was a new schoolteacher, boarding with Charles' mother, who now operated his childhood home as a boarding house for teachers. After they married in June's hometown of Dobson, the couple moved to Hickory, where June taught school, and Charles worked in the accounting department for Pepsi Cola for 37 years.

Charles was always active in the community. For over 40 years he was in The Exchange Club of Hickory, somehow achieving 40 years of perfect attendance. He volunteered regularly for years and years at the soup kitchen; and after retiring, he worked weekly at the Cooperative Christian

At a private graveside service, Charles will be laid to rest at Catawba Memorial Park beside his brother, and a public memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church, 311 Third Avenue NE, Hickory, N.C. at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry.