Charles Howard Tatum's obituary , Passed away on October 30, 2024 in White Oak, North Carolina

Charles Howard Tatum

August 6, 1940 - October 30, 2024 (84 years old)

White Oak, North Carolina

Charles Howard Tatum's obituary , Passed away on October 30, 2024 in White Oak, North Carolina

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Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home & Cremation

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Charles Howard Tatum

August 6, 1940 - October 30, 2024 (84 years old)

White Oak, North Carolina

Charles Howard Tatum Obituary

We are sad to announce that on October 30, 2024 we had to say goodbye to Charles Howard Tatum of White Oak, North Carolina. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, John Fletcher Tatum, Sr. and Gussie Lee Colvin Tatum; his brothers, John Fletcher Tatum, Jr. and Edsel Tatum; the mother of his children Onlee Smith Tatum; his son-in-law Eric Cortes; his brother-in-law Ronnie Norris; and his nephew John Wayne Tatum.

He is survived by: his children, Allan Tatum (Kelly Lanier) of Elizabethtown and Mary Cortes of Richlands; his grandchild Ethen Cortes; his siblings, Robert Colvin (Bobby), Elizabeth Tatum Norris (Liz) of Elizabethtown and Faye Tatum Freeman (Elvin) of Fairmont; his stepdaughters, Lisa Turner, Denise Cashwell and Donna Shores; and his close friends, Jerry Edge, Lee Owens, Kelvin Flannery (Nicole) and Howard Owens. He is also survived by nieces and nephews and friends.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 3rd 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home & Cremation Services (3131 M. L. K. Dr, Elizabethtown, NC 28337). A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 4th 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the West Family Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the West Family Cemetery Fund, c/o Susan Pope, 532 Woods Walk Lane, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home & Cremation



Sun

Nov 03

Visitation

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home & Cremation Services
3131 M.L.K. Dr, Elizabethtown, NC 28337

Mon

Nov 04

Funeral service

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

West Family Cemetery

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