- State: Tennessee
February 5, 1947-July 23, 2020Charlie past away at the age of 73 on Thursday July 23, 2020 at the Jackson-Madison County Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee due to heart complications and the Covid -19 virus. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary DeMardes Currin; his parents, Van Buren and Helen Pauline Currin; and his brothers, Don and Gene Paul Currin.He is survived by his wife, Jane M. Currin of Columbus, Mississippi; his son, Charles Van Currin (Chip) Jr. (Ralanna Carney); granddaughters Kassidy, Addison, Makenna, and Paisley of Thompsonville, Illinois; also a brother, Glenn Currin of Fayetteville, Tn. and a sister-in-law,Betty Currin of Tullahoma, Tn.; a brother- in-law, William Steven DeMardes of Nashville, Tn.When Charlie and Jane married, he inherited a whole new family, a step-daughter, Jenny (Randy) Lawrence and their children, Elizabeth (David) Richardson, Jonathan and Matt Lawrence and a mother-in-law, Louise Munson and brother-in-law, Carter Munson (Debbie Wrobleski). He is also survived by his two four legged children Captain Finnegan and Honey Bee.Charlie was born in Fayetteville, Tn. where he attended Lincoln County High School where he played football. He was always very athletic and into all sports being a very competitive person. He played softball until he was in his 50’s. He attended Belmont University. He retired from Bell South Telephone Company as a testing tech. He was a good carpenter. He and Jane were building a retreat home in Henderson, Tn. He also was a good cook. He loved the church and working with the kids. He served as a wonderful Santa Claus. He was a good singer as a soloist, in a quartet and in a choir.
