Charles Hubert Love Jr.

Charles Hubert Love Jr. was born to Charles Hubert Love Sr. and Louisa Norma Holleman Love on the outskirts of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The family were long time members of Pine Grove United Methodist Church where his parents are buried. Charles’ father was a furniture maker with Thomasville Furniture and his mother rolled cigarettes for Reynolds Tobacco Company.

In high school and college, Charles played basketball, football, and baseball. He was famous for his game winning basketball shot from 70 feet. He met Mary Dorcas Howell Love of Waynesville, North Carolina at Western Carolina Teacher’s College. They were a match made in heaven and were married 65 years until Mary Dorcas passed away in August of 2020. Mary Dorcas taught high school until after seven years of marriage, thinking they were unable have children, April was born. Six more years and Chuck was born.

Charles helped opened the IBM plant in Boca Raton, Florida where they manufactured PCs. They took constant advantage of living near the beach with frequent beach picnics. Both were outstanding golfers. They lived in Boca Raton for ten years until IBM transferred Charles to Atlanta.

They settled in Marietta for 44 years and attended multiple churches there: Roswell Street, Eastside, Johnson Ferry, and Eastwood. They participated in many different mission activities including Atlanta Mission, Jail Outreach, and MUST Ministries. During retirement they served multiple times in American Samoa as Baptist Missionaries. Charles’ favorite ministry was Gideons International where he often passed out Bibles and helped raise support.

He dearly loved his four grandsons: Brent, Kristopher, John, and Peter. He loved to make up treasure hunts for them and talk to them about Jesus.

If you would like to make a memorial gift, please consider donating to the Gideons International.

His children, April Love-Fordham and Chuck Love, and his grandsons, Brent Fordham, Kit Fordham, John Love, and Peter Love, will receive visitors on December 21, 2021 from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Roswell Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow.