On February 9, 2025, Charles E. Stuckey answered the call saying, “I’m ready to go now.”

Charles was born in Bennettsville, South Carolina on Sept. 11, 1951, to the late Rev. Essie Mae Blunt and Charlie Stuckey.

Charles graduated from the Boys High School in Brooklyn, NY. At the age of 18 Charles joined the United States Marine Corps. He always expressed, “Once a Marine, always a Marine, Semper Fi”.

Charles moved to Ohio in the early 70’s and worked numerous jobs. He was a hard-working man. Charles worked as a heavy highway laborer with the Perk Construction Company for over 30 years. He was very proud of being a member of the Teamsters, Local Unions 422 & 860.

Charles passion was fishing on the shore of Lake Erie and competing with the neighbors for the best lawn on the street. Charles loved working on cars, especially the one he called his “old school” car. Then you can’t forget his four-legged fur babies, which all had to be boys that he loved and spoiled as if they were human.

In year 2000, Charles met the one who would be the love of his life. From the moment he saw her he said, “This is who I’m going to marry”, and on May 2, 2003, he married her, Rita Cheatham, his “ReRe”, and he was and will always be her “Stuckey”. Although it seemed like our life together was short, Charles would always say, “I have lived my life, and this world don’t owe me nothing”.

Charles was a member of the Community Holiness Church, where he loved his pastor and church family.

He was proceeded in death by his sisters; Mary Louise Black, Minnie May Miles, Marilyn Stuckey, and brother David Stuckey. He leaves to cherish his memories, his wife Rita, sisters and brothers Evelyn Delva, Bennettsville SC, Patricia (John) Archer, Grenada, MS, Veverly Burroughes Paulsboro, NJ, James (Audrey) Stuckey, Brooklyn, NY, Bennie (Janice) Stuckey, Laurenburg, NC, Nathan (Malinda) Jones, Franklin, VA, Joshua (Chanese) Blunt, Grenada, MS, Melvin Blunt, Bennettsville, SC, special Mother-In-Law, Carolyn Cheatham, Barberton, OH, Sister and Brother in-laws, Lynette Talbert, Geraldine Eddings, Keith Cheatham, Kenny (Cindy) Cheatham, Michael Kenner all of Barberton, OH. Goddaughter, Andreonna Bell, Maple Hts and Charles was a self-made God Father, “PaPa” to God Daughters, Zahara Hooks-Gibbons and Zion Reynolds of Akron, OH. A special and best friend and brother Willie Walker, special family friend Claudia Jones, special cousins, Yvonne Alford, Carlean Alford, Brenda Alford and Felishia Jeffries, his fur boys, Tank and Smokey and a whole heap of nieces, nephews and cousins that are all dear to his heart.

Don’t say “goodbye” to me, say “see you later”.