~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, DL Capt. Charles E. Wetherell Jr.
August 14, 1938 ~ August 21, 2020
Notification with the passing of Delta Golden Wings member retired
Delta pilot Captain Charles Elton Wetherell Jr., age 82. Captain Wetherell joined Delta Air Lines 07-19-1965
and retired with Delta, was based DFW then LAX/030 at the time of his retirement. He is survived by his wife Paula plus many
more dear family members and friends.
To view the obituary notice online please visit the funeral
home website at
https://www.schradercares.com/obituary/Charles-E-WetherellJr
Also these newspaper links:
https://www.wyomingnews.com/milestones/obituaries/wetherell-jr-charles-e/article_8046994d-d88a-51f6-aa12-0f74dd34e72c.html and
For those who may wish to send a personal note, whitepages
lists the family address as
3962 Farthing Road, Cheyenne,
WY 82001.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary……………..
Charles E. Wetherell, Jr. of Cheyenne, Wyoming passed away
on August 21, 2020. He was born August 14, 1938 in Berkeley, California, to
Helen and Charles Wetherell and moved to Fort Dick, California when he was 6.
Chuck/Charlie was raised on the Wetherell family dairy ranch in northern
California.
Chuck is survived by his wife, Paula, of Cheyenne; two
daughters, Jennifer Shinn (Gerik) of Mount Vernon, Washington and Mary
Wetherell of Medford, Oregon and three step-children: Kimberley (Dr. Robert)
Marshall of Wheatland, Wyoming, Terri Hartness of Cheyenne, Wyoming and Glen
Hartness of Round Rock, Texas. In addition, he is survived by his brother,
Harry (Vernadine) Wetherell of Gasquet, California his sister, Helen Wetherell
of Colville, Washington and numerous nieces and nephews.
After graduating from Del Norte High School in Crescent
City, California, Chuck attended Menlo Junior College. He received an Associate
Degree before entering the United States Navy as a pilot flying on aircraft
carriers from 1960 – 1965. He then went to work as a pilot for Delta Airlines
retiring after 32 years. Chuck spent many of those years based at Dallas-Fort
Worth Airport and lived in Weatherford, Texas. There he had the pleasure of
being a member of the Parker County Sheriff's Posse for many years and serving
a year as rodeo chairman.
Chuck loved camping, hunting, skiing, and fishing, but his
true love was being on his boat, Aquila, cruising around the San Juan Islands,
Washington, British Columbia and Alaska.
A memorial gathering took place at Lakeview Chapel in
Cheyenne, Wyoming on August 28, 2020 with another one to be held later in Fort
Dick, California.
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