Charles “Chuck” Edward Helvie

March 9, 1944 – Aug. 26, 2022

Charles “Chuck” Edward Helvie of Bringhurst, Ind. went to be with the Lord on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 on his mother’s birthday. He died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 78 at the Crawfordsville Hospital from complications related to cancer.

He was born in Flora, Ind. on March 9, 1944 to the late Walter Helvie and Catherine Dunkle Helvie.

In 1963, he fulfilled one of his dreams by enlisting in the US Marine Corp. Due to an injury he was given a medical discharge. He returned to Carroll High School in Flora where he graduated with the class of 1963.

He married Katherine Piper in 1964. Later in life he married Sally Willis from Elkart, Ind.

He started working at a very young age helping his Uncle Dick Johnson on the farm baling hay and other farm chores. Right after school he worked at Fairfield in Lafayette for a few years, but ended up at Chrysler Corp in Kokomo where he retired after being there many years.

He was an avid reader of Westerns and Syfy books. He enjoyed collecting coins, but his favorite pastime was writing and perfecting computer data software programs.

The last few months of his life, he made his home with his niece, Jean Lear, in Crawfordsville, where they spent many hours on the back porch enjoying the tranquil sounds of the water falls from her pond. Many days his son James would join them and Chuck would be very content.

Survivors include his three sons and one daughter, Charles Helvie, of Kokomo, Ind., James (Brenda) Helvie of Ladoga, Ind., Arthur (companion Christie) Helvie of Wichita, Kansas and Melissa (Kent) James of Kokomo, Ind.; seven grandsons; two granddaughters, seven great grandsons; and three great granddaughters. He is also survived by his sisters, Ann Helvie (Jim) Byrum and Charlotte Helvie Hicks both of Flora.

He was preceded in death by three loving and caring sisters, Estella Helvie Everman, Betty Downham Johnson and Virginia Downham Gibson; and one brother, James “Jim” Helvie.

Funeral services are scheduled at Hunt & Son Funeral Home, 107 N Grant Ave, Crawfordsville, Ind. on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Visitation will start at 12 noon, with funeral services to follow at 2 p.m. A meal will be provided for family and friends at the home of his niece, Jean Lear following the funeral. Online condolences may be made at www.huntandson.com