Charles Edward Legg

Charles Edward Legg, 80, of Hurricane went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 10, 2018. Born January 17, 1938 in Ansted, he was a son of the late William Harold and Virginia Helen Crump Legg. He is also preceded in death by his son, Charles Brent Legg. Charlie was a graduate of Fayetteville High School, West Virginia Institute of Technology, Montgomery and Morris Harvey College, Charleston. An engineer with C&P Telephone/Bell Atlantic, he retired in 1991 with 28 years of service. In 1986, Charlie engineered the first fiber optic system in West Virginia. He proudly served his country with the United States Air Force. Charlie’s favorite sport was baseball and was a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies since his childhood. He coached the South Hills Little League RC team when his son, Brent, was the pitcher. Also, he coached the South Hills Little League Evans Lumber Basketball team when his daughter, Terri, was a cheerleader and Brent played. Charlie also played softball with the Men’s Engineering team on the C&P Telephone company league. He loved to travel and had visited all 50 states. A highlight of his travels was when he, Dotty, Terri and Dotty’s mother, Marguerite, visited Brent in Germany, Austria, France and Switzerland. He was also a member of the Teays Valley Baptist Church and served in the video ministry of the church. He loved the National Quartet Convention and he and Dotty attended it faithfully for many years. Charlie is survived by his wife, Dotty, sharing 56 years of marriage; daughter, Terri Annette James and her husband, Jeff of St. Albans; granddaughter, Lindsey Renee James of Hurricane; grandson, Afton Robert Legg of Lexington, NC; great-grandson, Paxton James of St. Albans (who always called Charlie “Gramps”); brothers, James Harold Legg of Howell, MI and Larry Joe Legg of Ypsilanti, MI; sisters, Judith Margot Spearin of Livonia, MI and Patricia Helen Mullins of Goldvein, VA. Funeral service will be held at 12 Noon, Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane officiated by Dr. John D. Smith and Pastor Jared Shumate of Teays Valley Baptist Church. Burial will be in Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. You may also visit Charlie’s tribute page at ChapmanFuneralHomes.com to share memories with the family. Chapman Funeral Home, family-owned and located at 3941 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane is honored to serve the Legg family.

Charles Edward Legg

January 17, 1938 - March 10, 2018