Charles “Charley” Edward Mallernee, 86, of Cambridge, formerly of Freeport died Sunday, October 19, 2003 at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge.

Born in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, on March 27, 1917, he was the son of the late James Lyle and Ada Ellen Howell Mallernee.

Charles will be sadly missed by those whose life he impacted so deeply including: His son, Mr. Carl (and Pam) Mallernee of Zanesville; daughters, Mrs. Jack (Lois) Goldberg of Dayton and Mrs. Miltos (Nancy) Stefanitsis of Richmond VA; grandsons Chuck and Dennis Mallernee of Zanesville; two great-grandchildren; and his dear friends at Maple Heights Apartments and Victorian Oaks.

Charles is survived by his sister, Olive Kirkpatrick, of Cadiz; brother-in-law Raymond Wright of Beaumont Texas; his late wife’s brother-in-law Byron E. Hummell of New Philadelphia; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents and wife, his sister Veda Marsh; and brothers-in-law Harold Joseph Marsh of Canton and Paul Kirkpatrick of Moorefield preceded him in death. 

He was retired from Automatic Vending, where he worked for 25 years as a vending route salesman. He also worked for Fletcher Hospital and Jirles Market in Cambridge. In the early 1950’s he operated a grocery store in Antrim; later he and his wife, Lillie operated a doughnut business with vending route service throughout Guernsey county. 

Charles and Lillie were members of the Winterset United Methodist Church.

He was a charter member of the American Legion Post #461, of which he served as Post Commander, former member of 40 & 8 (American Legion), DAV Post 29, Eagles #386, VFW, auxiliary patrolman with the State Highway Patrol - Cambridge Auxiliary, and Society of the First Infantry Division

He attended Freeport High School. On June 24, 1941 he married Lillie M. Wright; and on August 8, 1941 he entered the United States Army. After fifty-eight years of marriage, Lillie preceded him in death on March 10, 2000.

Charles was a member of the 1st US Army Infantry Division, 16th Infantry Regiment, and Company K. The 1st Infantry Division entered combat in World War II as part of "Operation Torch", the invasion of North Africa.  
On Nov. 8, 1942, following training in the United Kingdom, the First Division landed on the coast of Algeria near Oran. The campaign stretched from Algiers into Tunisia. After serving nearly four years in the Army, Charles was discharged June 22, 1945.
His battles and campaigns included Algeria-French Morocco, Central Europe, Normandy-Normandy Invasion Omaha Beach, Bastogne -The Battle of the Bulge, Northern France, Rhineland, Sicily, and Tunisia. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge, and European -African - Middle Eastern Service Medal with Bronze Arrowhead, Combat Infantry Badge, The Purple Heart and Good Conduct Medal.

Friends are invited to call Friday, October 24, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM. Services for Charles will be Saturday, October 25, 2003, 11:00 AM at  Bundy-Law Funeral Home, Cambridge with Rev. Don Fairchild officiating. Military graveside services will be at Moorefield Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Winterset United Methodist Church. Following the services, friends are invited to share memories with the family at a reception.