Charles Edwin Wilhite, 86, of Tallahassee, Fla., passed away on Aug. 15, 2025.
Born on May 15, 1939, in Nashville, Ark., Charles was the son of Icle D. and Anna Lee Wilhite.
He is preceded in death by both parents and his sister, Linda. Charles is survived by his beautiful wife of 66 years, Betty Kennedy Wilhite; his son Rodney (Barkley); his daughter Sherry Scott (Robert); and his three grandchildren, Kennedy Watters (Jordan), Emory Wilhite, and Nell Wilhite (Sam Rodriguez, fiancée). He also had two precious great-grandchildren, Addy Jane and Charlie Watters.
Charles attended schools in both Mineral Springs and Nashville, Ark., before marrying Betty in 1959. His strong work ethic and love of all things automotive guided his interesting 59-year career where he traveled to nearly every state in America for business. Trucking, automotive and heavy equipment manufacturing and sales took him and his family from work in Hope and Ashdown, Ark., to Fort Worth, Austin, and Texarkana, Texas. He and Betty returned to Charles’ family farm to raise cattle in Mineral Springs, Ark., in 2010 before retiring to Tallahassee in 2018 to be close to family.
A graveside service will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, 10 a.m., at County Line Cemetery, US Highway 371, Nashville, Ark. Under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home in Nashville.
You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com.
