Charles "Chick" Lawler's Obituary
Charles Edward Lawler, 96, of Morton, IL formerly of Vandalia
passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at OSF St. Francis
Medical Center, Peoria, IL.
Services for Mr. Lawler will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday,
November 28, 2015 at the First Presbyterian Church, Vandalia with
Rev. Kurt Simon officiating Visitation will be held one hour prior
to services at the church. Burial will follow in Fairlawn
Cemetery, Vandalia with Military Rites accorded at graveside by
Crawford-Hale American Legion Post # 95, Vandalia, IL and
Brownstown VFW Post #9770. Memorials may be made to the First
Presbyterian Church of Vandalia.
Charles was born November 12, 1919 in Vandalia, the son of James
Andrew and Bessie May (Stout) Lawler. He graduated from
Vandalia High School in 1937 and married Glenda Meredith Lawler on
April 1, 1948 in Vandalia. He served in the US Army during WWII and
the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict. In 1971, he was
presented with the Distinguished Citizen Award by the Vandalia
Jaycees in recognition of his many years of work in youth
activities in the Vandalia Community and in 1994, was inducted into
the Vandalia High School Hall of Fame as a member of the 1936
Varsity Basketball Team. Charles retired from working as a
Letter Carrier for the United States Postal Service. He was a
member of the First Presbyterian Church of Vandalia and
Crawford-Hale American Legion Post # 95.
Charles is survived by his wife Glenda of Morton, IL; daughter
Nancy Jane Lawler Meyer of Mapleton, IL; son Thomas Charles Lawler
(Doris) of Davenport, IA; grandchildren Meredith Meyer Hendel,
Michelle Meyer Messman (Chad) all of Mapleton, Gretchen Lawler of
Cedar Rapids, IA, and Todd Lawler (Rachel) of Davenport, IA; great
grandchildren Wyatt Hendel, Kallie Hendel and Riddick Messman of
Mapleton, and Mya Lynn Lawler of Davenport, IA; step great
grandchildren Conner and Taylor Messman of Mapleton.
He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers
Granville, Sidney, Philip, and Harold.
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