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Charles Earl McQuiston

Charles Earl McQuiston[1, 2]

Male 1930 - 1995  (65 years)

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  • Name Charles Earl McQuiston 
    Born 31 Jan 1930  Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Charles E. McQuiston Birth Certificate 1930
    Charles E. McQuiston Birth Certificate 1930
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Jul 1995  Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Charles E. McQuiston Death Certificate 1995
    Charles E. McQuiston Death Certificate 1995
    Buried 6 Jul 1995  Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I34955  Family
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2023 

    Father Lewis Corbin McQuiston,   b. 30 Mar 1893, Howard County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1972, Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Delitha Ellen Stephens,   b. 8 Aug 1897, Howard County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1984, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 11 Mar 1913  Howard County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    McQuiston-Stephens Marriage Application 1913
    McQuiston-Stephens Marriage Application 1913
    McQuiston-Miller Marriage Application 1913
    McQuiston-Miller Marriage Application 1913
    Family ID F6773  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barbara Allen Deardorf,   b. 6 May 1930, Howard County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 2006, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1949  Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    McCuistion-Deardorff Marriage Record 1949
    McCuistion-Deardorff Marriage Record 1949
    Children 
     1. Karen S. McQuiston
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F13578  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Jan 1930 - Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Feb 1949 - Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Jul 1995 - Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 6 Jul 1995 - Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2669] Legacy Website, 9 May 2017; Richard James McQuiston.
      Richard James "Jim/Chief" McQuiston (1938 - 2017)
      Richard James "Jim/Chief" McQuiston, 78, Monticello, left his earthly body at 6:29 p.m., Monday, May 1, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family.
      He was born on Sept. 26, 1938, in Kokomo to the late Lewis C. and Delihia (Stephens) McQuiston. On Dec. 10, 1960, in Kokomo he married Sharon A. Chorrushi; she survives.
      Jim and his wife, Sharon, have lived in the Monticello area for the last several years, coming from Kokomo.
      He was the youngest of 14 siblings, Clara, Lewis Corbin Jr., Glen, Kenneth, Margaret, Anna, Betty, Katherine, Mildred, Charles, Herbert, Robert, and Patricia.
      Jim served in the United States Navy from 1956 - 1962 as a Machinist Mate First Class.
      He retired from Continental Steel of Kokomo.
      At the age of 14, Jim and his best friend, Joe Moser, worked laying railroad tracks.
      While attending Kokomo High School, he worked at the A & P Grocery Store as a stock boy.
      Jim loved spending time at home tinkering in his shop creating wood art, smoking his pipe, working crossword puzzles, pampering his cat, Joe, and admiring and marveling at nature.
      He was admired by all who knew him.
      Surviving are wife, Sharon A. McQuiston; children, Robin (Robert) McIntire, Monte McQuiston, and Pamela (Eric) Stevenson; grandchildren, Elizabeth Wallace, Edward (Natalie) McIntire, Amanda (Matthew) Heady, Luke Stevenson, and Danielle Stevenson; great-grandchildren, Cheyenne Ford, Kendall Wallace, and David McIntire; brother, Herbert (Barbara) McQuiston; sister, Mildred Arnold; special brother-in-law, John Chorrushi Sr.; and his cat, Joe.
      Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis C. and Delihia (Stephens) McQuiston; five brothers; and six sisters.
      Visitation will be from 3 - 5 p.m. Saturday at the Miller-Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello. Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard will be at the funeral home at 5 p.m. Saturday, followed by a Celebration of Life Service with Rev. Ken Smith of the Hickory Grove Church of rural Carroll County officiating.

    2. [S3845] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, 7 July 2020; Charles E. McQuiston Death Certificate 1995.

    3. [S3992] Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, online; 4 June 2023; Charles Earl McQuiston Birth Certificate 1930.

    4. [S4326] Kokomo Tribune, Deaths; obituary; 13 July 1972; Lewis C. McQuiston; online; 27 May 2023.

    5. [S4248] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 - FamilySearch, online; 5 June 2023; Louis McQuiston and Lida Stephens Marriage Application and License 1913.

    6. [S4248] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 - FamilySearch, online; 4 June 2023; Charles Earl McQuiston and Barbara A. Deardorff Marriage Record 1949.