Charles Warren Plunkett

Charles Warren Plunkett, faithful servant of God, devoted husband, son, brother and friend passed away on February 13, 2018. He was born on August 22, 1927 to Walter Earnest Plunkett and Martha Jewell Younger Plunkett in Roscoe, Texas.

He graduated second in his class from Roscoe High School in May 1944 at age 16. He was too young to volunteer for military service in World War II so he enrolled in Texas Tech, Lubbock, but as soon as he could, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. At the War's end and discharged, Charles returned to the family farm and to Texas Tech. In the 1960's cotton prices plummeted and Charles left the farm, joined the U.S. Postal Service in Houston and after 30 years of award-winning service he retired.

Mr. Plunkett was a loyal and devoted member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, a staunch pro-lifer defending all human life from conception until natural death, and always concerned about the very poor. Among other organizations that he supported, he served as Texas Vice-Chairman of the Co-Workers of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

Charles was preceded in death by his parents, by sister Martha Frances Smith, brothers Walter Earnest, Jr. and Kenneth Plunkett.

He is survived by wife Theresa (Tracy) Pesl Plunkett, whom he married in 1975. (Their Wedding Trip was to Rome/Vatican to attend the Canonization of St. Oliver Plunkett and then they continued the Pilgrimage to the Holy Land.) He is also survived by sisters Margaret Cabe, Mary Plunkett, Dorothy Plunkett, Patricia Plunkett, Donna Joan Jackson, and brother George Plunkett.

Visitation will be Friday, February 16, 2018 from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M with a Vigil Service at 7:00 P.M. followed by the Rosary. Requiem Mass will be Saturday, 10:00 A.M. Both will be celebrated in Warren Chapel at St. Dominic Village, 2401 Holcombe Blvd, Houston. Rite of Committal will be in Saints Cyril and Methodius Church Cemetery, Cistern, TX.

Memorials would be gratefully received by: Catholic Near East Welfare Association, 1011 First Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022-4195: Missionaries of Charity (Order founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta) 406 West 127th St., New York, N.Y. 10027; or Magnificat Houses, Inc., P.O. Box 8486, Houston, TX 77288.

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