Charles H. Leshon Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Charles H. Leshon, 85, of St. Albans went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Hubbard Hospice House, West, South Charleston. He was born at Nitro to the late Charles and Maysel Leshon. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Connie Inman Leshon; sister, Martha Angela Leshon; brothers, Bill and Bud Leshon. Charles was a retired teacher from the Kanawha County Board of Education and was a former heavy equipment operator with Walker Equipment. He was a member of the Robinson United Methodist Church, Browns Creek, St. Albans. He served with the West Virginia Air National Guard and the U.S. Marines during the Korean War. He was a member of the Washington Masonic Lodge # 58 A.F. & A.M., St. Albans, Scottish Rite and the Beni Kedem Temple, Charleston, where he was a driver and member of the legion of honor unit. He loved to travel and go fishing. Surviving are his wife, Rachel V. Byrnside Leshon; daughters, Vicki Cottrell and Joann French; sons, Cecil, Ronald, Richy and Randy Byrnside; sister-in-laws, Rosemary Cook and Lynn Moreland; brother-in-law, Steve Inman. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, March 15, 2019 at Bartlett-Nichols Funeral Home, St. Albans. Burial will be in Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Cemetery, Dunbar with military honors and masonic rites. Friends may call from 6 to 8 pm Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to Beni Kedem Temple, In Memory of Charles H. Leshon, 100 Quarrier St, Charleston, WV 25301. You may visit Charles’s tribute page at bartlettnicholsfuneralhome.com to share memories or condolences with the family. Bartlett-Nichols Funeral Home, (formerly Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home) family owned and located at 409 Sixth Ave., St. Albans is honored to serve the Leshon family.

Charles H. Leshon

April 29, 1933 - March 12, 2019