KINGREA, Charles Leo, PhD, 76, a special husband, father and granddad of Baton Rouge, LA, formerly of Narrows, died Saturday, February 19, 2000 in the Our Lady of the Lake Region Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Dr. Kingrea was born in Barrens Springs, Va. on August 17, 1923 and was the son of the late Shirley Leonard and Lena Rose Williams Kingrea. He was a graduate of Narrows High School, Class of 1939 and the Greenbrier Military School in Lewisburg, W.Va. He receive his Bachelors, Masters and PhD from Virginia
Tech in Chemical Engineering and later obtained his MBA from the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. He was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the U. S. Army and retired from the U. S. Army Reserve as a Colonel. He was employed by the Ethyl Corporation for 34 years, where he worked in Baton Rouge, LA and Houston, TX. Prior to his retirement in 1946, while stationed in Dallas, Texas, he married the love of his life, Margaret McCreary and they have celebrated their life together for almost 54 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Richard Owen Kingrea and his wife, Debby and their children, Rock, Eric and Taylor of Fairhope, Ala., David Leonard Kingrea and his wife, Bonna and their children, Leigh, Craig and Tommy Calicchio of Boyce, LA., Kay Kingrea Barnhill and her husband, Jim and their three children, Maggie, Colleen and Jamie of Little Rock, Ark., all who will miss their loving and generous granddad.
The family will gather with their friends at Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. A graveside service will be held Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. February 23, 2000 in Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, with the Rev. Wayne Monroe officiating. The family has suggested that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to me First United Methodist Church, Narrows, Va., 24124. Pallbearers will be grandsons and Eric and Matthew Mullins. Honorary pallbearers will be Paul Mullins, L. Bane Coburn, Benny Hale, Allen McClaugherty, Joe Muncy, W. G. Simmons, Bob Williams, Clarence Clevenger and Harry V. Witt.
Tech in Chemical Engineering and later obtained his MBA from the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. He was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the U. S. Army and retired from the U. S. Army Reserve as a Colonel. He was employed by the Ethyl Corporation for 34 years, where he worked in Baton Rouge, LA and Houston, TX. Prior to his retirement in 1946, while stationed in Dallas, Texas, he married the love of his life, Margaret McCreary and they have celebrated their life together for almost 54 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Richard Owen Kingrea and his wife, Debby and their children, Rock, Eric and Taylor of Fairhope, Ala., David Leonard Kingrea and his wife, Bonna and their children, Leigh, Craig and Tommy Calicchio of Boyce, LA., Kay Kingrea Barnhill and her husband, Jim and their three children, Maggie, Colleen and Jamie of Little Rock, Ark., all who will miss their loving and generous granddad.
The family will gather with their friends at Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. A graveside service will be held Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. February 23, 2000 in Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, with the Rev. Wayne Monroe officiating. The family has suggested that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to me First United Methodist Church, Narrows, Va., 24124. Pallbearers will be grandsons and Eric and Matthew Mullins. Honorary pallbearers will be Paul Mullins, L. Bane Coburn, Benny Hale, Allen McClaugherty, Joe Muncy, W. G. Simmons, Bob Williams, Clarence Clevenger and Harry V. Witt.
KINGREA, Charles Leo, PhD, 76, a special husband, father and granddad of Baton Rouge, LA, formerly of Narrows, died Saturday, February 19, 2000 in the Our Lady of the Lake Region Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Dr. Kingrea was born in Barrens Springs, Va. on August 17, 1923 and was the son of the late Shirley Leonard and Lena Rose Williams Kingrea. He was a graduate of Narrows High School, Class of 1939 and the Greenbrier Military School in Lewisburg, W.Va. He receive his Bachelors, Masters and PhD from Virginia
Tech in Chemical Engineering and later obtained his MBA from the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. He was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the U. S. Army and retired from the U. S. Army Reserve as a Colonel. He was employed by the Ethyl Corporation for 34 years, where he worked in Baton Rouge, LA and Houston, TX. Prior to his retirement in 1946, while stationed in Dallas, Texas, he married the love of his life, Margaret McCreary and they have celebrated their life together for almost 54 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Richard Owen Kingrea and his wife, Debby and their children, Rock, Eric and Taylor of Fairhope, Ala., David Leonard Kingrea and his wife, Bonna and their children, Leigh, Craig and Tommy Calicchio of Boyce, LA., Kay Kingrea Barnhill and her husband, Jim and their three children, Maggie, Colleen and Jamie of Little Rock, Ark., all who will miss their loving and generous granddad.
The family will gather with their friends at Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. A graveside service will be held Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. February 23, 2000 in Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, with the Rev. Wayne Monroe officiating. The family has suggested that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to me First United Methodist Church, Narrows, Va., 24124. Pallbearers will be grandsons and Eric and Matthew Mullins. Honorary pallbearers will be Paul Mullins, L. Bane Coburn, Benny Hale, Allen McClaugherty, Joe Muncy, W. G. Simmons, Bob Williams, Clarence Clevenger and Harry V. Witt.
Tech in Chemical Engineering and later obtained his MBA from the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. He was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the U. S. Army and retired from the U. S. Army Reserve as a Colonel. He was employed by the Ethyl Corporation for 34 years, where he worked in Baton Rouge, LA and Houston, TX. Prior to his retirement in 1946, while stationed in Dallas, Texas, he married the love of his life, Margaret McCreary and they have celebrated their life together for almost 54 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Richard Owen Kingrea and his wife, Debby and their children, Rock, Eric and Taylor of Fairhope, Ala., David Leonard Kingrea and his wife, Bonna and their children, Leigh, Craig and Tommy Calicchio of Boyce, LA., Kay Kingrea Barnhill and her husband, Jim and their three children, Maggie, Colleen and Jamie of Little Rock, Ark., all who will miss their loving and generous granddad.
The family will gather with their friends at Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. A graveside service will be held Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. February 23, 2000 in Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, with the Rev. Wayne Monroe officiating. The family has suggested that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to me First United Methodist Church, Narrows, Va., 24124. Pallbearers will be grandsons and Eric and Matthew Mullins. Honorary pallbearers will be Paul Mullins, L. Bane Coburn, Benny Hale, Allen McClaugherty, Joe Muncy, W. G. Simmons, Bob Williams, Clarence Clevenger and Harry V. Witt.
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