DUPONT
Mr. Charles Edwin Hand, age 96, of Dupont, Indiana entered this life on March 24, 1923 in Jefferson County, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Ira Lester and Ada Bramwell Hand. He resided all of his life in Jefferson County and attended school there.
He was inducted into the United States Army on February 20,1943 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana and rose to the rank of Private First Class. He served during World War II in the Third Armored Divison and fought in the battles and campaigns of Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe.
Charles was honorably discharged on December 1, 1945 from Camp Atterbury, Indiana receiving the EAME Theatre Ribbon with Five Bronze Battle Stars, the Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
He was united in marriage to Gladys Konkle on November 29, 1946. Their marriage of over 51 years was blessed with two sons and a daughter. He farmed most of his life and retired after 27 years of service with Jackson-Jennings County Farm Bureau as a petroleum salesman.
After the death of Gladys on February 8, 1998 he was later united in marriage to Eva Sizemore Banks on July 8, 1999 in Bedford, Kentucky.
He was a member of the Lancaster Baptist Church where he had served as a trustee. Charles was proud to have been able to go on the Honor Flight in September 2017. He also liked going to Neavill’s Grove Old Settler’s Meeting and generally was the oldest person attending.
He enjoyed gardening, fishing, farming and he had restored old John Deere tractors in his younger years. Charles loved people and enjoyed his many friendships. He was awaiting the birth of another great granddaughter, Millie Lee Hall. Charles died on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 9:45 a.m. at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
A LOVING FAMILY
Charles will be missed by his loving son, Kenneth Hand and his wife Janice of Columbus, Indiana; his loving daughter, Cheryl Hall and her husband Tony of Madison, Indiana; his grandchildren, Karen Bray (Jeff), Katherine Taylor (Matt), Emily Jaggers (Scott), Melanie Klinker (David), Aron Hall (Holly Lemm), Clayton Hall, Deantha Hall (Andrew Coulter), and Sarah Hall (Adam Truster); his great grandchildren, Caleb, Molly, Jonathan, Hannah, Joey, Natalie, Maggie, Betsy, Ian, Philip, Derrick, Andrew and Seven; several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ira Lester Hand, died December 18, 1983, his mother, Ada Bramwell Hand, died December 17, 1968, his first wife, Gladys Konkle Hand died February 8, 1998, his infant son, Charles Allen Hand, died February 24, 1956, his second wife, Eva Sizemore Banks Hand, died February 3, 2010, his brother, Russell W. Hand, died May 18, 1985, his sister, Dorothea Leach DeVore, his step sons, Vernon Banks died, December 20, 2018 and Paul Banks, died January 15, 2017, and his step daughter, Lillie May Banks in 2018.
FUNERAL CEREMONY
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at 11:00 a.m., by Rev. Skip Napier at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Dupont Cemetery in Dupont, Indiana.
VISITATION
Friends may visit Monday from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana.
MILITARY HONORS
A final salute will be conducted on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, by Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion with full military honors to follow at the Dupont Cemetery.
MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lancaster Baptist Church. Cards are available at the funeral homes. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com
