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I bought a new car, a Ford a job!’ Soon, I was working at Charles has two grandsons and
Fairlane. I met a girl, Vernelle American National Insurance one granddaughter. His wife,
Morgan, at the courthouse for $325 per month. I worked Della, had read about the Texas
when I was registering my new for them for thirteen years. In South Plains Honor Flight in
car. A friend told me that she 1965, we moved to Lubbock the Lubbock AJ. Charles went
wanted a date with me, so we where Vernelle got a job at on the flight in 2014, noting
went on a double-blind date. Bearing Specialist, and I became that his favorite stop was at the
Vernelle and I were married an independent agent in 1972.” Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
on March 30, 1956. I drove to and the Changing of the Guard.
Lubbock with a friend to go Charles and Vernelle had two
to Texas Tech. I graduated in daughters, Selicia and Allison. Looking back on his time in
1958 with a BA in Finance. Vernelle passed away in April Korea, Charles said, “I guess
After college, I worked in 1999, after 43 years of marriage. it was sort of a standoff.” The
Odessa, Texas for Biggerstaff Charles married a second time “standoff” still exists today
selling mobile homes. During (to Catherine Baldwin) in 2000; between North and South
that time, I met Eldon Daniels, she passed away in September Korea, 67 years after the cease-
who wanted to sell me life 2009. He married his third wife, fire agreement. American
insurance. Vernelle said, ‘He Della Manley, in 2012, but she troops still help patrol the
don’t need insurance, he needs passed away in September 2018. Demilitarized Zone.
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