Charlotte Eddleman

Charlotte Elizabeth Eddleman, 85, of Winnie, Texas passed away at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, Texas on Sunday, September 15th, 2024. She was born in Lufkin, Texas on November 30th, 1938, to Earl Watts and Sadye McMullen Watts.
Charlotte began school in Beaumont, Texas while living in the Edson Hotel where her father was employed. She had fond memories of her mother playing the piano while she tap danced across the ballroom after school. Her family later moved to Corpus Christi, Texas where she graduated from W.B. Ray High School. She then attended Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas where she joined the Alpha Chi Omega sorority and was a proud Lumberjack all her life. After she moved to Winnie, she became a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a charter member of the Women's Civic Club of Winnie-Stowell, volunteered at the Texas Rice Festival each year, and enjoyed the years she was a member of the Winnie Area Chamber of Commerce. She worked at East Chambers ISD for several years where she made many lifelong friends. She also was a real estate broker in Winnie, and many people knew her from buying their first homes.
Charlotte enjoyed traveling, playing at different casinos, spending time with her friends and family, attending all her grandchildren's activities, and listening to Willie Nelson's music. She also loved to shop for family and friends and never went to a sale she didn't like. She was known in the family for having a gift drawer that later became a gift room. She was always ready to have a Coca–Cola or eat a sweet treat with a friend because she loved being around people. She was a very kind woman to all she met and loved to help anyone in any way she could.
She is survived by her son, Steven Franzen, and his wife, Lisa Franzen, of Winnie; daughter, Rozalyn McGovern, of Winnie; her grandchildren, Kirbi Tharp and her husband Matt Tharp, Shelby Franzen, Mallory Simon and her husband Sammy Simon, Andrew McGovern, and Collin McGovern and his wife Natalie McGovern; and her great-grandchildren, Emme and Maeve Tharp.
She is preceded in passing by her parents, Earl and Sadye Watts; her sister, Susan Watts; and partner, Ronald Smith.
A special thanks is extended to all the members of her care team at Pelican Bay Assisted Living Community including Catherine Freddie, Mary Ann Washington, Meghan Casebolt, Makenzi Hill, Shanna Trent; and Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, Texas. Charlotte's family deeply appreciates the care and kindness they extended to her during the time she was with them.
A gathering of Ms. Eddleman's family and friends will be from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Broussard's, 134 West Buccaneer Drive, Winnie. Her memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 20, 2024, at Broussard's. Her cremation arrangements will be handled through Broussard's Crematorium, Beaumont.
Memorial contributions in Ms. Eddleman's honor may be made to Grace Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1509, Winnie, Texas, 77665 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105.