STANTON - Charles Dearwood Pinkerton, 90 of Stanton, died on Dec. 2, 2020, after a blessedly brief struggle with Covid-19.
He was preceded in death by the love of his life Billie Angel Pinkerton in April of 2012; his mother and father Henry and Dovie Pinkerton; his sister Billie Jean Lightner, Brother Kaye Pinkerton, and adopted brother Gene Jumper.
He is survived by his younger sister Mickey Landers, adopted sister LaDell Jumper, and his children Tom and Denise Pinkerton, Rita and Boyce Powell, John and Sharon Pinkerton; his grandchildren Heather and Willie Justis, Ashley and Patrick Brown, Hilary and Joshua Eysenbach, Joshua Powell, Benjamin and Kara Pinkerton, Jon and Melody Maynard, and Scott and Shelley Leake; and several greatgrandchildren.
He was born May 4, 1930, in Throckmorton, and moved to Martin County soon after where he attended the Stanton schools. As a young man, he worked as a general contractor in the construction trades where he built businesses and homes in Midland, Stanton, and Big Springs. On Oct. 22, 1949, he married Billie Joy Angel at the Courtney Baptist Church, and they began an almost 63-year love affair broken only by 18 months of Charlie’s service during the Korean War, and the death of his beloved Billie on Apr. 2, 2012. During those years, they were seldom apart.
In 1970 they moved to Stanton to where for 22 years he taught Vocational Skills to young men and women. When he “retired” at 62, he continued to build houses and do various jobs for friends and family. As a Deacon of First Baptist Church of Stanton, a Lions Club member and a Mason, he was very involved helping in his Stanton Community.
After his wife passed away, he lived with his daughter Rita and she faithfully and lovingly took care of him for his remaining years. He was a devoted Christian, and until the day he died showed his love for the Lord, his family, friends, and all those around him.
The family received friends Dec. 6 at the Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home in Midland. Funeral services were Dec. 7 at the First Baptist Church in Stanton. Interment followed at Evergreen Cemetery.
It is suggested that memorials be made to the First Baptist Church, P. O. Box 1168, Stanton, Texas 79782; or to the Martin County Senior Center, P. O. Box 1233, Stanton, Texas 79782.
Arrangements under the direction of Gilbreath Funeral Home of Stanton. Online condolences can be made at: www. npwelch.com