Charles Hubert Deweese, age 83, died March 27, 2020, at Kindred Hospital, Green Cove Springs, Florida. He was born on August 17, 1936, in Cunningham, Kentucky, to Noble Elbert Deweese and Alda Irene Carriker.
He began work at age 14 at Sunshine Dairy (now known as Turner Dairies) in Paducah, Kentucky, where he hitchhiked from Cunningham to work. One of his many duties in latter years at the dairy was making the ice cream mix for the local Dairy Queen. After a heart attack at age 26, he was told by his doctor to find a different line of work. He moved to Hammond, Indiana, and began work at Thrall Car Manufacturing Company in Chicago Heights, Illinois, building railroad freight cars. After a couple of years, he began work at LaSalle Steel and worked there for 30 years before retiring. One of his jobs was as a “hooker,” where he hooked steel to a crane. He lived within a couple of blocks of LaSalle Steel and walked to work during his entire career there.
He loved and adored his family! He loved tinkering with cars and collecting tools.
He was predeceased by his wife, Virginia Ann Deweese; mother, Alda Deweese; father, Noble Deweese; brothers, Kenneth Deweese and Ray Deweese; and grandson, Joe Deweese.
He is survived by his six children; Barbara Roper (John), David Deweese (Susan), Martha Bailey (late husband, Mike), Debbie Wasloski, William Deweese, and Brandon Deweese (Shanda); eleven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers, Gene Deweese (Dorothy Jo), Joe Dale Deweese (Cathy), and Donnie Deweese (Candi); only sister, Linda “Sissy” Watkins (Tim); Janice Deweese (Kenneth’s widow); Nancy Deweese (Ray’s widow); and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Mr. Deweese is being cremated and will be buried in the family cemetery at Cunningham Memorial Garden Cemetery in Cunningham, Kentucky, on August 16, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.
