Charles Leon Burkholder

The funeral service for Charles Leon Burkholder was held July 8, 2024, at Riverwood Family, with burial at Jayess Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Burkholder, 81, of Jayess, passed from this life on July 3 at the Beehive in Brookhaven. He was born in Waynesboro, Penn., Sept. 10, 1942, to Glenn Scheller Burkholder and Beulah May Statler Burkholder.

Mr. Burkholder was a 1960 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim. After graduating, he joined the United States Air Force and served his country from 1960 to 1967. While in the military, he worked in electronics in the missile maintenance division. After returning to civilian life, he attended and graduated from Mississippi State in 1970 with a BS in math and a minor in physics.

As a pastime, Mr. Burkholder enjoyed the art of woodworking and putting jigsaw puzzles together. He and his wife were blessed to have traveled to many beautiful places, such as Greece, Italy, Rome, Hawaii, and the South Pacific. They also worked well together. Mr. Burkholder was a self-taught carpenter and with his wife assisting, they constructed their home in Rockaway Beach, Mo., a rental house, and a shop on their Mississippi property, with very little outside help. He was a collector of matchbox cars, miniatures, and model trains. As a musician, Mr. Burkholder enjoyed playing the fiddle. He lived a gracious life and loved his family. He was a member of Jayess Baptist Church and will be greatly missed by all those who loved him.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Gene Statler Burkholder; and one grandson, Tyson Vaughan.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 46 years, Lois C. Burkholder; children, Eastlyn D. Burkholder, of Magee; Genie B. Vaughan (Wesley), of Jayess; Roland Vogt, of Wichita, Kan.; Doug Vogt (Sandie), of Sedgewick, Kan.; and Jason Avers of Tulsa, Okla.; eight grandchildren, Jacob Russell (Virginia), Ben Russell (Shelby), Nathan Russell (Caleigh), Christy Stuart, Kayla Smith, Ashley Johnscher (Dean), Daniel Vogt (Olivia), and Levi Vogt (Katie); 18 great-grandchildren, the newest one arriving the day before his passing; sister, Ruby Peterson (Ray), of Greencastle, Penn.;  and a host of nieces, nephews, and other loving family members and friends from Jayess to the South-Central Pennsylvania area.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Beehive and Gentiva Hospice.