CHARLES A. KINDLE Charles A. Kindle was born Sept. 8, 1927 to Hattie Mable Lucy Kindle and Arthur Edward Kindle in the Mt. Lebanon Community of Decatur County TN. There were seven children - Robert Holland, Ruby Irene, Albert Edward, Mary Evelyn, Charles Arvil, Carrie Elizabeth and Bertha Lou..... (text missing)..... months of each other. They are buried in the Mt. Lebanon Community. (The parents both died young) Kindle, Hattie M., June 21, 1895-Nov. 2, 1933, "Mother" footstone Kindle, Arthur E., Dec. 9, 1897-Mar. 26, 1934, "Father" footstone The children were sent to relatives in the community to live for the next five years. The hardships they endured only made them more determined to be together as a family unit once more. Through hard work this dream finally happened when Holland 19, and Evelyn 16, started work at Salant. Irene stayed home to keep house and cook. Albert, Charlie and Carrie worked on the farm and the ones that could, went to school in Decaturville. The home place consisted of several acres when farmed and had several cattle. Charlie was inducted into the Navy in February 1946. He was stationed at London CT where he worked as a submarine mechanic. Charlie married Jean Yates on Dec. 24, 1946 in corinth MS. Jean was the daughter of Leslie & Lena Bohannon Yates. Theya re buried at Mt. Tabor cemetery. Jean finished high school in 1946 and went to Draughn's Business College in Nashville. Charlie and Jean lived in Parson where he did plumbing and electrical work. They had two children, Sharon and Ronald. They tried farming a couple of years at Bohannon's Landing. He worked in Memphis for Wilson Packing. They are members of the Parsons First Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Charlie received his GED in 1957. He got his towboat engineer's license. Charlie was a maintenance man for the Decatur County School System 1966-70. He ran for the Decatur County Circuit Court Clerk's office in 1970. He held this office six terms, a total of 24 years. Jean worked as his deputy clerk from 1984 until they retired in 1994. Charles died Nov. 19, 1994 and was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery. Contributed by Kathy Gautney