The funeral service for Charles Edwin McCall will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 24th, at Riverwood Family with burial in Wrights Bethesda Cemetery. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, January 23, at Riverwood and will resume from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.
Mr. McCall, 82, of McCall Creek, died January 16, 2025, at King’s Daughters Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born in Tennessee on August 4, 1942, to Edwin McCall and Helon I. Raiford.
Mr. McCall was a graduate of Franklin County High School, Copiah Lincoln Community College, and Delta State University. While at Co-Lin, he played the trombone in the Show Band. He was a member of the Men’s Ensemble and the Wesley Foundation. He attended Delta State University where he was a member of the band and received a bachelor’s degree in music education. He started his career as Band Director at Tylertown High School, and later served as band director at Hazlehurst and Charleston High Schools. Mr. McCall worked for Chevron Corporation until his retirement. Charles sang in multiple gospel quartets including The Revelators and Southern Praise Gospel Quartet. He continued his love for music by assisting with the Franklin County High School band, Wesson Grammar School Red Knight Band, Lipsey Middle School Band, and any other schools that requested his help. He was a member of the Ole Brook Wind Symphony, continuing to play his trombone.
On October 11, 2014, the Band and Colette Chapter of the Co-Lin Alumni Association inducted Charles McCall into the Hall of Fame. Mr. McCall was instrumental in organizing the Co-Lin Band and Colette alumni chapter serving as the first president and with his leadership, the chapter became one of the most active alumni organizations at Co-Lin. Even at 82 years of age he continued to teach in the Workforce Education Division at Southwest Mississippi Community College.
Over his lifetime he always offered and volunteered to help others but would never ask for help for himself, continuing to show his love and compassion for life and for others.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Brenda S. McCall; mother, Helon McCall; father, Edwin McCall; sister, Nancy McCall Reed; son, Timothy A. Kluge; and daughter Melissa L. Nance.
Survivors include his children, Tina Lynn Moak and husband, Paul Anthony Moak, William Gregory Kluge, Melanie Nadine Kluge, Scot Chance Kluge and wife, Regan Kluge; and Shannon Sue Prather; ten grandchildren, Delaney Grantham, Taylor DeSilvey, Chance Kluge, Savannah Brock, Skylar Kluge, Swayze Holland, Jared Wilson, Stoner Parker, Joseph Wilson, and Jordan Kluge; three great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and other loving family members and friends.
