Charles W. Bogle Jr.

The lion’s roar is silenced. On Sunday, November 30, 2025 Charles Wesley Bogle, Jr. of Sandy Springs, GA passed to glory peacefully. He was 92 years old. The son of the late Charles W. Bogle and Hazel Love Bogle, he was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Bobbie Durham Bogle (2021) and their daughter Susan Bogle Turner (2023).

He is survived by his son Charles Wesley Bogle III (Stephanie), and his grandson, Maxfield Kaskel Bogle (Hannah).

“Charlie,” as he was known, was born in Winston-Salem NC, where his family lived in “Old Salem,” the Historic Moravian Colonial Village before moving to Pleasant Garden, NC. He graduated from Pleasant Garden High School in 1951 and it was around this time that he met his future bride, Bobbie Durham. Family legend has it that Bobbie “stole” him from his date during a dance held at the Woodmen of the World Lodge because he was cute and a “snazzy” dresser.

He was the first person in his family to attend a university: N.C. State in Raleigh; he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Textiles in 1955. While there he was a member of ROTC and became the Drum Major of the ROTC Drum and Bugle Corps.

Upon graduation, he and Bobbie eloped to “South of the Border” in South Carolina where they were married and then returned to their respective family’s homes in NC without telling their families that they gotten married!

Shortly thereafter Charlie was called to duty as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Artillery. He and his new bride started their life together at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and from there they were transferred to Fort Lewis, in Washington state. Lieutenant Bogle was honorably discharged from the Army in 1959.

He then began his professional career in the Textile industry with Eastman Kodak in Kingsport, TN and over the years he was transferred to Greenville, SC, New York, NY and finally to Atlanta, GA in 1966. In the early 1970’s he went to work for Russell Mills for many years and ended his long successful career with Dan River.

Charlie was from a long family affiliation with the Methodist and Moravian Churches as a child, but as an adult he was baptized and a member of the Hitchcock Presbyterian Church in Scarsdale, NY until 1966. He then became a member of the Rock Spring Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, GA where he was also a Session member.

Charlie was a proud patriot of the United States of America and had a great appreciation for his Ulster-Scot heritage. He was a member of the Robert Burns Club of Atlanta for 30 years, a member of the St. Andrew’s Society of Atlanta, and a member of the Atlanta Yacht Club for 52 years where sailed competitively (sometimes) and enjoyed many a lazy weekend at his beloved cabin with his family and many, many interesting friends.

A memorial celebration of his life will be held at the Burns Club of Atlanta, the specific date and time will be forthcoming after the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.