Charles Stallings

Charles B. Stallings, age 63, of Savanna, Illinois, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 15, 2008, at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Father Dennis Atto of St. John Baptist Church of Savanna will officiate. Visitation will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Burial will be in the Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna. A memorial fund has been established in Charles’s memory.

Charles was born on November 30, 1944, in Enterprise, Oregon, the son of Cecil and Wilma (Turner) Stallings. He attended high school in Portland, Oregon and graduated with the Class of 1962. Charles served his country in the United States Army from 1962-1965, and again from 1968-1975. He married Mary Alice Castro on June 26, 1972 in Savanna.

Charles worked for the United States Government as a Security Specialist for twenty-five years, retiring in 1996. Charles enjoyed fishing, going to gambling boats, and playing cards, especially Poker. Most of all, Charles loved spending time with his family and friends.

Charles will be dearly missed by his wife, Mary Alice of Savanna; three sons, Chris (Linda) Stallings of Savanna, Tom (Kathy) Hathaway of Rockford, Illinois, and Todd Hathaway of Savanna; two daughters, Tracey Hathaway of Mount Carroll, Illinois and Torri Hathaway of Switzerland; eight grandchildren; his mother, Wilma Stallings of Portland, Oregon; and two sisters, Darcy (Brian) Snodgrass of Newberg, Oregon and Frances (Terry) Miles of Canby, Oregon. Charles was preceded in death by his father, Cecil.