Charles T. Poole, Sr.

Gaffney, SC - - Charles Thomas Poole, Sr., 92, of 1598 Wilkinsville Highway, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at Cherokee Medical Center.

Born in Gaffney, he was the husband of Patricia Patterson Poole and son of the late Charles Clyde Poole and Mary Blackwood Poole.  He retired from Magnolia Finishing, was a U. S. Army Veteran, and a member of Draytonville Baptist Church where he was a former deacon and Sunday school teacher. He loved his family, his Church family and gardening.  He was an avid Carolina Gamecocks and New York Yankees fan.

Surviving in addition to his wife is a daughter, Sherry Poole Moody (Larry) of Lugoff, SC; three sons, Charles "Chuck" Thomas Poole, Jr. (Jane) of Boiling Springs, SC, Brett Douglas Poole (Sharon) and Gregory Alan Poole (Kim), both of Gaffney; six grandchildren, Denise Folsom (Joseph), David Moody, Jennifer Davis (Derek), Angela Sereno (Josh), Austin Poole (Madison) and Jacob Poole; five great-grandchildren, Olivia Folsom, Aubree Davis, Averee Davis, Bentley Davis and Jack Sereno.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Douglas Poole and Joe Dean Poole and two sisters, Louise Phillips and Betty Pritchard.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM until 2:45 PM on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at Draytonville Baptist Church. Funeral services will follow at 3:00 PM at the Church with Dr. Keith Harrill and Dr. Robert Ivey officiating.  Interment, with military honors, will be in the Draytonville Baptist Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: American Cancer Society, 1901 Brunswick Avenue #100, Charlotte, NC 28207.

The family will be at the residence.

An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com

Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, SC