Charles "Chuck" Elkins II

Charles Everett “Chuck” Elkins, II, 74, of Putnam County, WV, died peacefully at home on April 1, 2026 following a nine-year journey with Frontotemporal Dementia. Born December 3, 1951 in Buckhannon, WV to the late Charles Everett Elkins and Rose Marie Black Elkins of Hamlin, WV, Chuck is survived by his wife of 41 years, Deborah Boese Elkins; his three daughters, Megan (Justin) Hannah, of Winfield, WV, Lindsay (Christopher) Rotella of New Albany, OH, and Emma (Ryan) Rexroad of Hurricane, WV; his six grandchildren, Parker Hannah, Carson, Roman, and Braxton Rotella, and Charli Kate and Scout Rexroad; and his brother, Bill (Sonda) Elkins of Hamlin, WV. Chuck was a 1970 graduate of Hamlin High School and a 1974 graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College where he was a football and basketball athlete and a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. Chuck began his teaching career with Pendleton County Schools and retired from Putnam County Schools in 2015 following a 41 year career as a high school math teacher and 42 year career as a coach. Chuck is currently the fourth winningest high school basketball coach of all time in the Kanawha Valley with 440 wins. He coached two North-South all-star high school basketball games and received numerous other honors and awards throughout his coaching career. Following his high school basketball retirement, he spent two years as an assistant men’s basketball coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College. In the course of his teaching career, Chuck touched thousands of lives, and the family appreciates the many fun stories and memories that his students have shared. Chuck was an avid fly fisherman, spending most of his spare time tying his own flies and fishing the trout streams of West Virginia. In 2022, he took a lifelong-dream fly fishing trip to Bozeman, Montana with a follow up trip in 2024 to Sunlight Basin, Wyoming. He also enjoyed golfing, vacationing in the Smoky Mountains, lending a helping hand to his neighbors and taking walks with his dog, Cash. He had a deep love for his Home Among the Hills at West Virginia Wesleyan College, and he was immensely proud of his children and grandchildren. Over the last nine years, Chuck’s family has spent a great deal of time learning about and advocating for those impacted by Frontotemporal Dementia. Early in his diagnosis, Chuck agreed to donate his brain to the Brain Support Network, where his brain will be studied at the Mayo Clinic in an effort to help advance Frontotemporal Dementia treatments and a future cure. The family would like to thank Putnam Aging and HospiceCare for all of their support, particularly Bill, Sarah, Mary, Tony, Angie and Jessica. His daughters would also like to thank their mom, Debbie, for her steadfast caregiving throughout the course of Chuck’s disease. Friends may visit the family from 4:00p.m. until 6:00p.m. on Saturday April 4, 2026 at Chapman Funeral Home. Per his wishes, Chuck will be cremated with the opportunity to enjoy his favorite trout streams one last time in a private family service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Chuck’s name to: Association of Frontotemporal Dementia 2700 Horizon Drive Suite 120 King of Prussia, PA 19406 www.theaftd.org/donate or the Brain Support Network PO Box 7264 Menlo Park, CA 94026 www.BrainSupportNetwork.org/donate. Anyone wishing to leave an online memory may do so by visiting Chuck’s tribute page at: www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com. Chapman Funeral Home located at 3941 Teays Valley Road Hurricane, WV 25526 is honored to serve the Elkins family.

Charles "Chuck" Elkins II

December 3, 1951 - April 1, 2026