Charles J Cheek

1933 - 2000  (66 years)

• Name	Charles J Cheek
  Born	25 Nov 1933	Ewing, Lee County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Apr 2000	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Buried	Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2807	Rossville
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	LeRoy Cheek
  Mother	Hazel E Hatfield Cheek
  Family ID	F1085	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Karen Pauline Wilson Cheek,   b. 6 Sep 1941, Horton, Brown County, Kansas ,   d. 14 Apr 2014, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 72 years)
  Married	6 Dec 1959	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  	Karen's obituary says marriage date was December 6, 1960.
  Children	+ 1. Mark Allen Cheek,   b. 26 Jun 1962, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 26 Sep 1997, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas  (Age 35 years) + 2. Rick E Cheek   3. Alice Cheek Beck   4. Matthew Wayne Cheek,   b. 27 Aug 1963,   d. 7 Aug 2021  (Age 57 years)   5. Paul Cheek
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2016 15:38:31
  Family ID	F1086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Cheek, Charles Charles J. Cheek Charles J. Cheek, 66, Emmett, died at the St. Marys Hospital Tuesday, April 4, 2000. He was born November 25, 1933, at Ewing, VA, the son of LeRoy and Hazel E. Hatfield Cheek. He grew up in the Ewing, VA community. As a young man, he lived in the Horton, Hiawatha and Denton communities. For many years, he had lived in the Rossville and Emmett communities. Mr. Cheek was a roofer. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and also was stationed in Japan. He was a life member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion in Rossville. On December 6, 1959, he was married to Karen Wilson in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors are a daughter, Alice Beck, Port St. Lucie, FL; three sons, Rick Cheek, St. Mary, Matthew Cheek, Lebanon, IN, and Paul Cheek, Emmett; two sisters, Betty Robbins Sparks, and Ann Tiller, Ewing, VA; four brothers, Arthur Cheek, Rose Hill, VA, Don Cheek, Ewing, VA, Bob Cheek, Plainsville, and Larry Cheek, Lufkin, TX; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Mark Cheek, on September 26, 1997. A family visitation was Friday evening at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. His service was at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial was in the Valley View Cemetery. Jimmie Lillard Past No. 31 of the American Legion conducted a military graveside service. Memorials may be made to the Charles J. Cheek Memorial Fund and sent in care of the funeral home.
  		Obituary- Cheek, Charles 2 Charles Cheek EMMETT -- Charles J. Cheek, 66, Emmett, died Tuesday, April 4, 2000, at a St. Marys Hospital. Mr. Cheek was a roofer. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, and he had been stationed in Japan. He was born Nov. 25, 1933, in Ewing, VA., the son of LeRoy and Hazel E. Hatfield Cheek. He had lived in the Horton, Hiawatha, and Denton communities as a young man, and he was a longtime resident of Emmett and Rossville. He married Karen Wilson of Dec. 6, 1959, in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Alice Beck, Port St. Lucie, Fla.; three sons, Rick Cheek, St. Marys, Matthew Cheek, Lebanon, Ind., and Paul Cheek, Emmett; two sisters, Betty Robbins, Sparks, and Ann Tiller, Ewing, Va.; four brothers, Arthur Cheek, Rose Hill, VA., Don Cheek, Ewing, Va., Bob Cheek, Plainsville, and Larry Cheek, Lufkin, Texas; and nine grandchildren. Mr. Cheek was preceded in death by a son, Mark Cheek, Sept. 26, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery in St. Marys. Post No. 31 of the American Legion will conduct military services at the graveside. Mr. Cheek will lie in state after 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home where visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Contributions may be made to the Charles J. Cheek Memorial Fund to be designated later and sent in care of the funeral home.