Correll, Charles S.

Charles Shelburn (Charlie) Correll, 77, of Christiansburg, Va., passed from this earth Sunday, April 13, 2008, at Montgomery Regional Hospital after a short illness. He had also lived in Marietta, Ohio, and Bridgeport and Clarksburg, W.Va.

Born February 3, 1931, in Roanoke, Va., to the late Alfred Burnett “Jack” Corell and the late Juanita Sisson Corell of Shawsville. He was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Joretta Bullough “Jo” Correll. They were married April 11, 1959, in Clarksburg, W.Va. She passed at home on August 24, 2004.

He is survived by his son, Carl B. Correll, Christiansburg, Va.; his sister and brother-in-law, Joann Corell Simms and Robert Simms, of Lady Lakes, Fla.; his nieces and husbands, Jackie and Michael Hicks, and son, Brandon, of Sterling, Va., and Amy and Michael Treat, and sons, Nathan and Kevin, of Italy; his sister-in-law, Joyce A. Propst, of Clarksburg, W.Va.; and his nephews and wives, Edwin G. and Denise Propst Jr., and son, David, and daughters, Michelle and Jennifer, of Clarksburg, W.Va., and Michael and Kim Propst, and sons, Glenn and Jonathan, of Clarksburg, W.Va.

He was a 1947 Graduate of Shawsville High School as well as a 1958 Graduate of Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mining Engineering. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force from January 1951 to January 1955, being Honorably Discharged as a Staff Sgt.

He was very active in the Mason’s. He was initiated an Entered Apprentice on August 9, 1958, passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft on September 13, 1958 and raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on September 11, 1958. He served as Worshipful Master of Craighill Lodge No: #160 A.F. & A.M. in Elliston, Va., in 1996 and 1997, served as Secretary of Craighill Lodge from 2000 to 2004, affiliated with McDaniel Lodge No: #86 A.F. & A.M. in Christiansburg, Va., as a dual member in 1996.

He retired from Consolidated Gas Transmission Corporation, Clarksburg, W.Va. (also worked for Hope Gas, Marietta, Ohio and Consolidated Gas, Clarksburg, W.Va.), continued his professional services in Christiansburg as Correll Surveying and Engineering from 1989 to 2001. He held Professional Engineering Licenses in Ohio, West Virginia and Virginia, also as well as Surveying Licenses in Ohio and Virginia. He was very active in local amateur radio (Ham). He was a member of Montgomery County Moose Lodge #1270, American Legion Post #59, Montgomery County, Va., Veterans of Foreign Wars, Leonard E. McCoy Post #5311, Christiansburg, Va., 40/8 of American Legion, former member of Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio (PLSO), West Virginia Association of Land Surveyors (WVALS), Virginia Association of Surveyors, Western Chapter (VAS).

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2008, at the Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg. Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday, in the Horne Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. George Smith Jr. officiating. Following the services it was his request to be cremated with interment of the cremains to be in Sherwood Memorial Park, Salem at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations should be sent to Free Clinic of the NRV, 215 Roanoke Street, Christiansburg, Va. 24073 or the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. 24068. The Correll family is being served by Horne Funeral & Cremation Service, Christiansburg, Va., 540-382-2612. Online condolences may be sent to www.hornefuneralservice.com.