Charles R. Vernon, 62, of Garards Fort, died Thursday, November 12, 1998, in Lawnwood Medical Center, Fort Pierce, Fla. Mr. Vernon was a retired southern facilities manager for National City Bank Corp. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War, serving as a technical sergeant, and had served as Fayette County Veterans Affairs director in the mid-1970s. Mr. Vernon was a former auditor of Greene Township, founder of YMCA Teen Center in San Antonio, Texas, and a member and past deacon at John Corbly Memorial Baptist Church, Garards Fort. On October 20, 1955, he married Constance Kennedy, who survives. Also surviving are a son, Danny Ray Vernon of Garards Fort; a daughter, Roxanne Lynn Magerko of Garards Fort; five grandchildren, Rachel and Jeffrey Magerko, Angela and Neil Vernon and Gary Turver; a great-grandson; two brothers, Frank Vernon of Sacramento, Calif., and Shirl Vernon of Industry; and five sisters, Margaret Conard of Carmichaels, Joyce Butcho of Jefferson, Patty Verna of Bobtown, and Shirleen Smith and Sally Henry, both of Greensboro. Deceased are a son, Ronald, who died in infancy; a brother, Billy, who died in infancy; and a grandson, Anthony Vernon Magerko. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Friday, November 13, 1998Charles R. Vernon
Korean War vet directed Fayette Co. veterans office
He was born December 1, 1935, in Garards Fort, a son of the late Frank Vernon and Dorothy Headlee Vernon of Garards Fort.