Charles C. Moysey Sr.

Charles C. Moysey Sr., 91, of Plain City and formerly of Van Wert, passed away peacefully after a brief illness surrounded by his family on Monday, February 7, 2011, at Riverside Hospital in Columbus.

He was born June 15, 1919, in Kelley Island, the son of the late Glenn and Ruth (Coe) Moysey. He married Virginia L. (Finkhousen) Moysey, who survives in Plain City.

Charles was a kind and joyous man, a loving husband, father and friend, and was the eldest of the four Moysey boys, all of whom served in the Armed Forces. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in World War II with a rank of master sergeant. He fought in the battle of Guadalcanal with 147^th Infantry Regiment. After being honorably discharged from the Army, Mr. Moysey obtained the rank of captain in the U.S. Army Reserve and was honorably discharged from the Reserve on June 10, 1957.

After World War II, Charlie returned to his hometown of Eaton, where he and his younger brother, Walter, established Moysey Brothers Clothiers. In 1963, they expanded their business and Charlie moved his family to Van Wert. After Charlie’s retirement in 1985, Moysey’s Clothing remained in downtown Van Wert and was run by his daughter, Dianne, until its closing in 1994.

An avid athlete, he loved to golf, bowl and play tennis, and he was no stranger to the dance floor. In his later years, he took up shuffleboarding to stay fit. He spent a lot of his weekends and vacation time on the water, boating at Dale Hollow Lake in Kentucky and Coldwater Lake in Michigan. He taught all of his children and extended family to water ski. In his early retirement years, he and his wife, Virginia, moved to Florida to enjoy the warm weather and sun-filled days. In 2003, they moved back to Ohio to be closer to their loved ones, where they resided with family members in Plain City. Mr. Moysey was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Van Wert.

In addition to his wife, he was survived by two daughters, Dianne (Steve Treece) Fisk of Van Wert and Barbara (Johnny) Ferguson of Albany, Ky.; five stepchildren, Connie Uncapher of Van Wert, Debra Jenkins of Celina, Cheri (Bill) Karn of Plain City, Cindy DeHaan of Angola, Ind., and Pam (Dave) Hendricks of Hilliard; four grandchildren, J. Zachary Fisk, M. Devin (Sandrine) Fisk, Cpl. Charles C. Moysey III and Chelsey E. Moysey; five stepgrandchildren, Tracy Carter, April Ruppert, Laura (Zach) Taylor, Jennifer Hendricks and Joshua DeHaan; three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

A son, Charles C. Moysey Jr.; and three brothers, Robert Moysey, Walter Moysey and Glenn G. Moysey Jr., also preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday, February 12, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory in Van Wert, with military rites performed by the combined honors units of American Legion Post 178 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, both of Van Wert. Burial will be take place at a later date in Mound Hill Union Cemetery in Eaton.

Calling hours are from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials: American Legion Post 178 or a charity of donor’s choice.

Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.alspachgearhart.com.