Charlotte Hewitt 1930-2017

HEWITT, DOOLEY, TURNER

Posted By: Volunteer - Rich Lowe
Date: 2/25/2017 at 08:07:19

Charlotte Hewitt, age 86, of Fairfield, passed away January 19, 2017, at Sunnybrook Living Care Center.

Funeral services were held January 23, 2017, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, IA, with Pastor Phil Campbell officiating. Following the service burial was at Evergreen Cemetery.

Charlotte was born February 9, 1930, in St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Elizabeth Dooley Turner.

Charlotte attended the Faith United Methodist Church in Libertyville, IA.

She had a Bachelor of Science Degree from Northwest Missouri State College in 1952 in Business and Girls Physical Education. Charlotte taught in Maryville, Weston, MO, Belton, MO, and Fairfield, IA, retiring in 1992.

Charlotte married her college sweetheart, Mahlon Hewitt, in 1952 in Weston, MO. To this union two sons were born, John Robert and James Turner, both of Birmingham, IA. They celebrated 54 years of marriage before he passed away February 24, 2007.

Charlotte liked being out doors to watch the wildlife in her backyard or walking at Jefferson County Park. She and Mahlon would travel on their own or take trips with the Libertyville Travelers Club. They raised Irish setters and would show Irish setters and English cocker spaniels. She enjoyed reading and was an Iowa Hawkeye basketball fan. Most important, was spending time with family and friends.

Charlotte is survived by John and Beverly Hewitt, and James and Sherri Hewitt, both of Birmingham, IA; one granddaughter, Lena Elizabeth Marie Hewitt; three step-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.

Charlotte was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one brother and two sisters.

Source: Van Buren County Register, Keosauqua, IA, 26 Jan. 2017

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