Charles Otis "Charlie" Belangee Obituary (1931 - 2019)

Charles Otis "Charlie" Belangee, 87, of Clinton, Illinois, passed away at 5:45 A.M. Saturday, October 19, 2019, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois. His funeral will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, October 25, 2019, at the First Christian Church, 100 N. Jackson Street, Clinton, Illinois, with Ernie Harvey Jr. and J. Kent Hickerson officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Park Cemetery, Clinton, Illinois, with Military Rites accorded. Visitation will be from 4:00 P. M. - 7:00 P.M. Thursday, October 24, 2019, at the church. Memorials may be made to the Little Galilee Christian Camp, Clinton, Illinois. Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Farmer City, Illinois, is in charge of arrangements. Charlie was born November 7, 1931, in Springfield, Illinois, a son of George Everett and Mayme Leota Staton Belangee. He married Anna Louise Simmons on June 8, 1952, in Hillsboro, Illinois. Charlie is survived by his wife, Ann Belangee of Clinton, Illinois; his daughter, Kay Ann (John) Werts of Clinton, Illinois; his three grandchildren, Marc (Connie) Werts of Mt. Pulaski, Illinois; Jessica (Jake) Sullivan of Smithville, Missouri; and Luke (Amber) Werts of Clinton, Illinois; and his six great-grandchildren, Maggie Werts; Haylee Werts; Joy Werts; Jesse Werts; Jack Sullivan; and Norah Sullivan. Charlie was preceded in death by his parents; and his siblings, Elvis Belangee, Elsie Solander and Virgil Belangee. Charlie was a retired switchman for the central office of General Telephone Company, Clinton, Illinois, from 1956-1994. He was an Air Force Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the First Christian Church, Clinton, Illinois, where he served as Bible School Superintendent for forty years. He was a member of the Crang-Bennett American Legion, Post 103, Clinton, Illinois.