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Charles Earl Irving
1920 - 1998 (77 years)-
Name Charles Earl Irving Birth 24 Sep 1920 Ethel, Attala County, Mississippi, USA 
Gender Male Military Service 1941 World War II (US)
US Army Air Corps
Distinguished Flying Cross
32 missions overseas as a Radio OperatorDeath 18 May 1998 Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, USA Burial Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA Notes - IRVING, Charles Earl, Sr. (Age 77) entered into rest on May 18, 1998 in Spokane. He was born in Ethel, Mississippi, September 24, 1920, to Edwin and Mavis Irving. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1941 to 1945, as a radio operator gunner and mechanic, flying 32 missions overseas. He was highly decorated and received the Distinguished Flying Cross. He married Catherine Lyons in 1942 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and moved to Spokane in 1945. Mr. Irving worked as a self-employed roofing and siding contractor. Survivors include: sons, Charles Jr., Phil and Marc of Spokane; Pat of Fall River, MA; daughters, Lynda Sanborn, Sheila Rutherford, Theresa McMullen, all of Spokane; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; niece, Charlene Hughes of Alabama. Mr. Irving was preceded in death by his daughter, Mary (1984) and wife, Catherine (1986). Mr. Irving was a member of Fourth Memorial Church. Funeral Services will be held at 9:00 a.m., Friday, May 22, 1998, at HERITAGE FUNERAL HOME, 508 N. GOVERNMENT WAY, SPOKANE, with interment to follow at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Rev. Ed Underhill officiating. Friends may pay their respects Wednesday and Thursday, noon to 6:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Neuro Fibromatosis Foundation of Washington, 6628 212th St. SW, Suite 114, Lynnwood, WA 98036.
(The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington, Thursday, May 21, 1998)
Person ID I15547 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 24 Nov 2025
Family Catherine Theresa Lyons, b. 21 Jun 1923, Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana, USA d. 10 Jul 1986, Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, USA (Age 63 years) Marriage 20 Oct 1942 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, USA Children + 1. Living Family ID F10430 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Nov 2025
- IRVING, Charles Earl, Sr. (Age 77) entered into rest on May 18, 1998 in Spokane. He was born in Ethel, Mississippi, September 24, 1920, to Edwin and Mavis Irving. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1941 to 1945, as a radio operator gunner and mechanic, flying 32 missions overseas. He was highly decorated and received the Distinguished Flying Cross. He married Catherine Lyons in 1942 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and moved to Spokane in 1945. Mr. Irving worked as a self-employed roofing and siding contractor. Survivors include: sons, Charles Jr., Phil and Marc of Spokane; Pat of Fall River, MA; daughters, Lynda Sanborn, Sheila Rutherford, Theresa McMullen, all of Spokane; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; niece, Charlene Hughes of Alabama. Mr. Irving was preceded in death by his daughter, Mary (1984) and wife, Catherine (1986). Mr. Irving was a member of Fourth Memorial Church. Funeral Services will be held at 9:00 a.m., Friday, May 22, 1998, at HERITAGE FUNERAL HOME, 508 N. GOVERNMENT WAY, SPOKANE, with interment to follow at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Rev. Ed Underhill officiating. Friends may pay their respects Wednesday and Thursday, noon to 6:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Neuro Fibromatosis Foundation of Washington, 6628 212th St. SW, Suite 114, Lynnwood, WA 98036.
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Death - 18 May 1998 - Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, USA 
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