Charles H. "Chuck" Vanderbur Obituary (1926

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Charles Halford "Chuck" Vanderbur Mr. Charles Halford "Chuck" Vanderbur, age 88, of Hanover, Indiana, entered this life on April 23, 1926 in Anderson, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late, Curtis C. and Helen Mowrey Vanderbur. Chuck and his younger brother survived a challenging youth in Anderson. He graduated high school there and was an all-around athlete and was active in many sports, including Golden Gloves; at one point he held the knockout record in Anderson. He earned the nick name "Moose". Chuck was inducted into the United States Army on September 16, 1944 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He rose to the rank of Tech Five during World War II and served as a paratrooper in the Pacific theater. He was honorably discharged on July 11, 1946 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois receiving the Purple Heart, Overseas Service Bar, Sharpshooter Badge, World War II Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with One Bronze Battle Star, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with One Bronze Battle Star, Army Occupation Medal (Japan), and the Good Conduct Medal. He was united in marriage to Doris Kremer and this union was blessed with two daughters and a son. After high school he was drafted by the Cardinals organization, but chose instead to play in Midwest and Northwest professional leagues "because it paid better at the time". His War injuries ultimately ended his baseball career and he and Doris moved to Madison, where he managed a finance company. He later worked at the Madison State Hospital and the Jefferson Proving Ground. He and Doris also fostered several troubled youth during their marriage. In 1960 he moved to Florida where he resided until March of 2014 when he returned to Madison. He worked in Tampa and St. Petersburg in sales and management until October 31, 1972, when he met and married Carolyn McCurdy Dunaway. After short stints in North Carolina and Georgia, they retired and moved to Lady Lake, Florida. There he enjoyed his passions for Chess and for golf until ill health necessitated a return to Madison. He was a member of the Lady Lake United Methodist Church in Lady Lake, Florida. Chuck died on Thursday, May 1, 2014, at 7:05 a.m. at the Baptist Health Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Chuck will be missed by his loving wife of forty one years, Carolyn McCurdy Vanderbur of Hanover, Indiana; his loving daughters, Cindy Vanderbur of Madison, Indiana, Cita Vanderbur Goeppner and her husband, Chris of Hanover, Indiana; his loving son, Curt Vanderbur and his wife, Cindie of Dupont, Indiana; his step son, David Dunaway and his wife, Jane of Lake Toxaway, North Carolina; his step daughter, Julie Westveer and her husband, Andy of Lady Lake, Florida; his loving granddaughter, Jacqueline Goeppner and her husband, Adam Bair; his loving grandson, Andrew Goeppner; his step grandson, Jonathan Gibson; his great grandchild, Ashton James Bair- Goeppner whom he was pleased to see a photo of on April 16, 2014; his nephews, Jimmy and Joe Vanderbur; many other extended family in Anderson & Greensburg. He was preceded in death by his father, Curtis Carl Vanderbur, his mother, Helen Mowery Vanderbur, his brother, James M. "Jim" Vanderbur died in 2006, his niece, Jill Vanderbur Czarniecki, died in 2003, his first wife, Doris Kremer Vanderbur Cox, died May 15, 2003, his son in law, Larry W. Jones, died April 14, 2004. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 30, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., by Rev. Bill Johnson at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana, VISITATION Friends may call Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORS A final salute will be conducted on Friday at 11:30 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion with full military honors to follow at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Charles H. "Chuck" Vanderbur, please click here to visit our sympathy store.