Charles Gray Pou
- Born: 12 Apr 1921, College Station, Brazos County, Texas
- Marriage (1): Juanita Marie Kennon on 13 Nov 1943
- Died: 23 Sep 2010, Burleson, Johnson County, Texas at age 89
General Notes:
Charles Gray Pou, known as "Charlie" to his friends, passed away Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, at a Burleson hospice.
He was born April 12, 1921, in College Station, Texas, the son of Walter L. and Inez (Graham) Pou. He attended public school in Cleburne, graduating from Cleburne High School in 1939. Charlie graduated from Texas A&M in 1943 and proudly served in the U.S. Army in World War II, stationed in England and France/Alsace Lorraine.
He married to Juanita "Nita" Marie Kennon on November 13, 1943. They divorced in 1969.
For most of his career he worked as an engineer at General Dynamics in Fort Worth and later ran his own business as a cabinet maker in Cleburne. He was a lifelong member at St. Mark United Methodist Church in Cleburne.
Preceded in death by brother, Wallace Graham Pou, and daughter, Teresa Claire Pou. Surviving are his children, Darryl Badgett and husband, James, Charles Gavin Pou and wife, Randy, Chauncey Pou, Patti Eubanks and husband, Ronald, and their mother, Juanita (Kennon) Head; brother, Walter L Pou Jr.; and grandchildren, great-grandchildren, extended family and friends.
Outspoken and enthusiastic, Charlie loved to tell others of his diverse interests which included bicycling, hiking and mountain climbing, fitness and good health, and later in life, his poetry which he was proud to have self-published in several collections. He was a longtime member of the Sierra Club, and continued to follow environmental issues throughout his life.
"Look back on time with kindly eyes, he doubtless did his best. How softly sinks his trembling sun, in human nature's west!"
— By Emily Dickenson, from Time and Eternity, VIII
Adapted from the Cleburne Times-Review of Sunday, October 17, 2010
Charles married Juanita Marie Kennon on 13 Nov 1943. (Juanita Marie Kennon was born on 21 Mar 1924 in Bono, Johnson County, Texas, died on 24 Apr 2016 in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas and was buried in Bethany Cemetery, Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas.)
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