Obituary: CHARLES GRAY McCOLLUM
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Charles Gray McCollum, 84, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, June 1, 2023.
A private Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
A native of Rockingham Co., he was a son of the late Oscar Gray and Garnet Walker McCollum and he had lived in Reidsville all of his life. Charles was a graduate of Reidsville High School, Class of 1957, and a graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was a retired engineer with American Tobacco Co. where he had been employed for 33 years. Charles was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, where he had served as a deacon, a life member of The Society of Mechanical Engineers, a past member of the North Carolina Society of Professional Engineers, the Rockingham County Board of Health, the board of directors of the Reidsville and Vicinity Free Clinic, and a North Carolina Army National Guard veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister: Susan M. Tingen and his sister-in-law: Judy McCollum.
Surviving is his wife of 62 years: Terry Key McCollum of the home, son: Mitchell Gray McCollum (Jennifer) of Greensboro, brothers: John McCollum (Sandra) of Reidsville, Hal McCollum (Anne) of China Grove, Nathan McCollum (Theresa) of Reidsville, Alvin McCollum (Terry) of Wilmington, brothers-in-law: Stephen Key of Birmingham, AL and Mark Tingen of Fayetteville, many loving nephews, nieces, great nephews and great nieces. Citty Funeral Home is assisting the McCollum family. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to: Hospice of Rockingham Co. P.O. Box 281 Wentworth, NC 27375 or First Presbyterian Church 318 S. Main St. Reidsville, NC 27320
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