Charles Eugene Nease, 91, of Cordova, TN, passed from this earth on November 25, 2020. He is survived by a wife, Margaret Jane Whaley Nease; one daughter, Barbara Lynn Nease Ballard and her husband Dr. Robert C. Ballard; one son, Charles Alan Nease and wife Patricia Nease; four grandsons, Robert Darrell Digby, wife Janice, Tom Lawson Digby, John Paul Nease, wife Jessica, Cory Alan Nease, wife Melissa and a sister Floy Marie Roy and great grandsons Jude, Cody and Hunter. He is preceded in death by his son, Robert Wayne Nease and his brother Roy Doyle Nease. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to Charles Tipton Nease and Flora Lee Hammer Nease. After high school graduation, he attended Little Rock University (now U of A at Little Rock) on a baseball scholarship playing 1949-1952. He and his brother Roy finished their baseball career in the Minor League with the Detroit Tigers. As a WWII Navy Veteran, he served on the USS Carpellotti in the US Atlantic Fleet between the US and Europe. Retirement for him came in 1996 from the Kroger Company after 45 productive years. He achieved the position of Delta Marketing V.P. based in Memphis, TN. He was an avid golfer, hunter and fisherman. Some of his sportsman activities included the Buck Master Program, Buck Master Antler Scorer, Professional Duck Caller Association and the Youth Hunt Program. Another youth program included managing the Kroger Little League Team for 3 years at Vestal Park in North Little Rock, Arkansas. In retirement he also mastered gardening with prize roses. His home in Cordova won Landscape of the Year twice from Countrywood Association. All Outdoors was his home with God. Other pastime was spent as an Arkansas Optimist Lieutenant Govenor and as a 32nd Degree Masonic Lodge Mason. In recent years his health prevented most outdoor activities but his will and determination did not fail to impress those who knew him. He was often referred to as a “Man’s Man” in every sense of the word. Today we say farewell, not goodbye. Rather we say he is never gone from our hearts as a Child of God, a Son, Warrior, Husband, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle, Mentor and Friend to all on his life’s path in the world. In lieu of flowers please donate to a Local Youth Organization.
Sail Away “My Captain” In God’s Care
