Charles Brownlee Moody

1928 - 2016

Charles Brownlee Moody
1928-2016
Charles Brownlee Moody of Houston, Texas passed away on January 24, 2016. He was born on November 18, 1928 in Calhoun, Georgia son of Charles Ernest Moody and Fannie Marian Brownlee Moody. He graduated from Calhoun High School in 1945. He attended North Georgia College and later Southern Tech and received his Bachelors Degree from Georgia State University. His military service included three years in the Georgia National Guard and service in the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. He married Eloise Jackson of Calhoun, Georgia on December 2, 1954.
He made his career in the life insurance business starting as an agent in Calhoun in 1954. He later worked in administrative management for companies in Atlanta, Georgia and Waco, Texas retiring in 1990. He received the designation of Chartered Life Underwriter and Fellow of Life Management Institute through Life Office Management Association while in Waco. After retirement, he became a volunteer with the American Red Cross and Meals on Wheels. Upon moving to Houston in 1996, Charles volunteered with Memorial Assistance Ministries and was a tutor at Sherwood Elementary School.
He was a member of Pines Presbyterian Church and served many years as elder and two terms as clerk of session. He sang in the Chancel Choir and was also a member of the King's Men Barbershop Chorus.
Charles was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Eloise Jackson Moody, daughter Martha Moody Johnson and son-in-law, Dr. James B. Johnson of Houston and son Charles Jackson Moody of Charlotte, North Carolina; sisters, Frances M. Jones and her husband Ishmael Jones of Silver Creek, Georgia and Virginia M. Worth of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; four grand children, Sydney Claire Johnson, Sarah Margaret Johnson, Riley Elizabeth Moody and Jackson Alexander Moody; and many special nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers it is requested that donations be made to Memorial Assistance Ministries, 1625 Blalock Rd, Houston, Texas 77080, or to Pines Presbyterian Church, 12751 Kimberley Lane, Houston, Texas 77024.
A Memorial Service will be held at Pines Presbyterian Church, 12751 Kimberley Lane, Houston, Texas 77024 on January 28, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. with a reception to follow in the church Fellowship Hall.