Charles M. Terwilliger
1920-aft. 2017
Photo shared by Vickie Graves Jones
Charles M. Terwilliger was born June 1, 1920 in Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ar, to
John Louis, Sr. & Vora Bird Ervin Terwilliger. He married Maxine Roberta
Hough at Crawford Co., Arkansas although both were residents of Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., A.
The family is listed on the 1920 Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar census.
Charles enlisted in the US Army January 6, 1941 in the Field Artillery. He states
that he has completed 3 years of high school. Nothing
more is found about his time in the sevice except for what is on his biography below.
He is confused with Charles C. Terwilliger sometimes but they are not the same person.
He and Maxine are found in the 1951 Ft Smith City Directory.
I have found no death record for him. There is an obit for his wife Maxine who was
buried in the Fort Smith National Cemetery at Fort Smith, Ar. Her marked gives Major
Charles Terwilliger as her spouse. Her obit is below. Also found is an obit for
Charles' sister Bettye who passed away August 14, 2017. One of her siblings, Charles was
still living. She was b. 1924. Charles was living in Fort Smith at the time of his sister's
death.
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Obituary of Maxine R. Terwilliger, wife of Charles Terwilliger
Published Aug. 25, 2008 - Chanute, KS
Maxine Roberta Terwilleger, 84, Independence, Kansas, died Friday, August 22, 2008, at her
home.
She was born Sept. 26, 1923, in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, to Earl and Marie (Matthews)
Hough.
She graduated from Cavanaugh High School, Fort Smith, Ark.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Terwilliger; a sister, Wanda Bullock, Las Cruces,
NM; two daughters, Barbara McHughes, Rush Springs, Ok, and Sharon Knuth, Independence,
KS; six grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lola Presson, Fort Smith, AR, and Nancy Craig,
Las Cruces, NM.
Funeral will be at the Fort Smith National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas, under the
direction of Potts Chapel, Independence, KS.
Biography shared by Vickie Graves Jones
from Fighting Men of Arkansas
He is still with the US Army in the 1951 city directory below
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