Charles E Osborne

Date and Time of Service: Mon., Oct. 25, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. – Southposted 10/22/2010 at 2:19:01 PMCharles Edwin Osborne, 91, of Parkersburg, W.Va., passed away on Oct. 19, 2010, at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital.He was born May 22, 1919, in Clendenin, W.Va., a son of the late Edgell and Emma Thompson Osborne.Charles retired from the West Virginia Department of Transportation, District 3, as a safety supervisor. He was a member of the WV Grand Lodge Moriah #38, Spencer, W.Va., a life member of the Nemesis Shrine Temple of Parkersburg, and a lifetime member of the Parkersburg Elks Lodge #198. He enjoyed golfing, bowling and hunting. He was a Methodist by faith.He is survived by his daughter, Mary Ann Osborne of Parkersburg; his son, Charles E. Osborne Jr. of Ripley, W.Va.; his sister, Dorothy Hight (Fred) of Pittsburgh, Pa.; his brother, Edgell Osborne Jr. (Charlotte) of Teays Valley, W.Va.; one grandson, Charles E. Osborne III of Cabel, Ohio; three great-grandchildren, Kealey, Catelinn, and E. Riley Osborne; caregiver, Stella Leach; and several nieces and nephews.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Margaret Osborne; one sister Lorena Persinger; and one brother, Ernest Osborne.Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25, at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Pike St., south Parkersburg with Pastor Scott Sears officiating. Interment will follow at Fairplains Cemetery. The family will receive friends from noon until time of service on Monday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to the Shriner's Hospital for Children, 1900 Richmond Rd. Lexington, KY 40502-1204, Parkersburg Art Center, 725 Market St., Parkersburg, WV 26101, WV Symphony Orchestra, PO Box 5511, Vienna, WV 26105, or Parkersburg Safetytown, PO Box 3581, Parkersburg, WV 26103.