Charles William Carson

Charles William Carson was born January 18, 1922 in Lonoke, Arkansas to William and Vena (Pockrus) Carson. He was the youngest of 4 children and grew up on a farm. After losing his mother at age 6 he completed school thru grade 8 and then helped out running the farm. At age 18 he joined the Conservation Corps. He then joined the Navy on October 5, 1942 where he completed basic training in Great Lakes, Illinois and was stationed in Memphis, Tennessee before being shipped out to the Pacific on the USS ATA 198. On November 22, 1945 he completed his service with the Navy and was honorably discharged in Little Rock, Arkansas. After leaving the Navy, Charles went to butcher school to become a meat cutter. He and his wife, Mary, moved to California in 1953 where he worked mostly for Market Basket. He passed away on April 30, 2017 from complications of Alzheimer’s. He was proceeded in death by his parents, 2 sisters (Nellie & Lona), 1 brother (James) and daughter Linda Carol. He leaves behind his wife of 67 years, Mary, his daughters Deborah Proffitt and Patricia Hofstra(Andrew), 6 grandchildren…Jeremy Proffitt, Jessica Proffitt, Joshua Proffitt(Kristin), Julie Hofstra, James Hofstra and Cheyenne Evans, and 2 great-grandchildren, Joshua J. Proffitt and Elliott Proffitt.