TITLE:  Charles W. Call, Obituary, Feb. 8, 2001

SUBMITTERS:  Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com
             111 Maplewood Aveue, Portsmouth, NH (issue Feb 12, 2001 )

FORMATTED:   by CParziale, 2001

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Charles W. Call 

STAFFORD, Va. - Charles W. Call, 79, formerly of Exeter, and
Woodbridge, Va., died Feb. 8, 2001, at Brooke Nursing Center,
Stafford, Va., after a long illness. 

Born Nov. 23, 1921, in Exeter, he was the son of Arthur J., Sr., and
Mabel (Lane) Call. 

He was a graduate of Exeter High School, class of 1938. He also
graduated from McIntosh Business School in Dover, class of 1941. 

During World War II, he served with the U.S. Army and was
stationed in the Philippines, and was awarded numerous medals,
including the Bronze Star. 

He retired after more than 30 years with the Defense Department, at
the Pentagon. 

An avid sports enthusiast, he played on the Exeter Collegians
basketball team. He also played on various baseball and softball teams
in the Exeter area. 

While living in Woodbridge he coached Little League baseball and
basketball. 

Family members include two sons, Alan Call of Aylett, Va., and
Stephen Call of Stafford, Va.; one daughter, Mrs. Joe (Pamela) Hunt
of Hanover, Va.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one
sister, Mrs. Frank (Edith) Whelden of Osterville, Mass.; and several
nieces and nephews. 

He was predeceased by two brothers, Arthur J. Call Jr. and Dr.
Russell J. Call; and three sisters, Ethel Metcalfe, Nellie Young and
Dorothy Draper. 

CALL - Charles W. Call, 79, of Stafford, Va., died Feb. 8, 2001.
Friends are invited to attend a memorial service at 11 a.m. on Feb. 17
in the downstairs vestry of the First Baptist Church in Exeter. The
Rev. Moynihan will officiate. Burial will take place in Quantico
Military Cemetery, Quantico, Va., at the convenience of the family. 
Donations in his memory may be sent to First Baptist Church, 2
Spring St., Exeter, NH 03833. Assistance to the family was provided
by the Brewitt Funeral Home, Exeter. 

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