- Date Of Birth: December 2, 1960
- Date Of Death: November 3, 2018
- State: Indiana
Beckley, West Virginia – Charles (Chuck) Stephen Straub, Jr, 57, formerly of Elkhart, was born on December 2nd, 1960, in Elkhart, IN. He passed on November 3rd, 2018.
He is survived by his loving daughter Crystal (Christopher) Hines, of Summersville, WV and their sweet daughters Tessa and Hannah. He is also survived by his father Charles Stephen (Jane) Straub, Sr., Hickman, Kentucky, and mother Nellie Anne (Philip) Thornton, Elkhart, IN. There are two surviving sisters, Stephanie Reecer (Danny Eslinger), Elkhart, and Tracy (Steve) Thompson, Nottawa, MI, a stepbrother, Philip Alan (Melinda) Thornton II, Rochester, IN, and a stepsister, Toni (John) Beebe, of Massachusetts. His maternal grandmother, Jacklyn Talbert, Orofino, Idaho, survives as well as his former spouse Deanna Straub; stepdaughters Desirae and Dana and step-grandchildren Brian Richmond, Jr, Brooke Richmond, Elijah, Roxiane and Xavier Weaver, Kevin Frey, Jr and Landon Shelton, all of Beckley. He was very close to all of them. He is also survived by many wonderful, kind nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins and good friend Irvin Finney of Beckley.
Chuck was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Ashley Marie Straub; maternal grandfather, Austin Talbert; maternal grandmother, Wilma Talbert; paternal grandparents, Louis (Diana) Straub; step-grandparents Virgil (Carol) Thornton; aunt & uncle Kenneth (Betty) Rose; uncles Roy Gros, John Beachy, Thomas Marquis, and a beloved cousin, Michelle (Talbert) Lague.
Chuck was a kind and good person to everyone he met. He loved animals of all kinds, even reptiles and armadillos, having lived in Texas. He was an avid reader as a child and at the age of about 7 he knew what an Arctic Tern was. Before his health failed and he retired, he was an experienced welder for several companies. His supervisor at one large plant, his Uncle Ken, said he was the best TIG welder he ever had.
Chuck now sings because his soul is happy, he sings because he’s free, for His eye is on the sparrow, and he knows God watches over him. He will be missed.
