Charles EugeneTrotter

Charles Eugene Trotter, Age 86, of Greenville passed away on Monday, May 19, 2008 at Colonial Lodge-Tender Care nursing facility.  Services will be at 10:00 Am Friday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Marvin McDaniel and Becky Bishop officiating.  Interment will follow at Memoryland Memorial Park.  Visitation will be from 6 to 8 PM on Thursday at the funeral home.

Mr. Trotter was born on July 25, 1921 in White Rock, Texas to Guy G.  and Sarah Esther Rambo Trotter.  On January 21, 1951 he married Betty Green in Honey Grove, Texas.

He was a retired auto mechanic for the City of Greenville and was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. 

Survivors include two sons, Guy Trotter and wife, Dana of Caddo Mills and Roy Trotter and wife, Karen of College Station; a daughter, Carrie Trotter Brazeal and husband, Clif of Lucas; sister, Mildred Williams of College Station; six grandchildren, Stacey Mitchell and husband Mark, Shannon Unruh and husband Clint, Cole Wright, Craig Brazeal, Cara Brazeal, and Devin Anne Trotter; and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife in 1999; two brothers, Raymond and Garland Trotter; and nine sisters, Daphine, Bernice, Lottie, Pearl, Pauline, Ophie, Mattie Lou, Frances, and Eunice.

Pallbearers will be Weldon Mays, Verdane Nalls, Craig Brazeal, Guy Trotter, Roy Trotter, and Clif Brazeal.

Family request memorials be made to the Wesley United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society.

Mr. Trotter’s family would like to express their gratitude to the staff of Colonial Lodge-Tender Care and the American Hospice for the excellent care they provided for him.