Obituaries 1 May 2023

Charles William Bruan Jr.

Charles William (aka Charlie or Bill) Bruan Jr., 72, of Hillsboro, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023.

He was born Jan. 23, 1951 in Georgetown, the son of the late Charles William and Helen (Sentney) Bruan Sr.

He served his country in the U.S. Army in Korea during the Vietnam War. After serving his country, he worked at General Motors in Norwood for several years. He became a truck driver and drove for several carriers and retired from R&L Carriers, as well as being a lifelong farmer.

He is survived by his wife, Tammy S. (Thompson) Bruan; son, Michael (Genia) Bruan of Felicity; daughter, Katie (Tim) Prewitt of Winchester; stepson, Richie Watson of Greenfield; two stepdaughters, Rachael Crabtree of Greenfield and Cheryl Sammons of South Charleston; grandchildren, Carly (Nate) Lang, Lane Bruan, Grace Prewitt, T.J. Prewitt, Hannah Crabtree, Kaylee Metz, Layton Sammons and Erin Sammons; three brothers, Bob (Catherine) Bruan, Ronnie (Barb) Bruan and Roger (Annette) Bruan; four sisters, Sunny (Tony) Evans, Lisa (Mike) Clarkson, Jennifer Freeman and Shari (Greg) Tracy; several nieces, nephews and cousins; and a host of friends.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Landon Crabtree.

Services will be 1 p.m. Friday, May 5 at Hillsboro Bible Baptist Church.

Dr. Rev. Dan Lamb will officiate with burial in the Union Cemetery near Belfast. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Highland County Honor Guard.

Visitation will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the church.

To sign the online guest book, visit www.thompsonfuneralhomes.com, or to leave a like, share or comment, visit the Thompson Funeral Homes and Cremation Care Facebook page.

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