CLELAND, Charles Leslie

CLELAND, Charles Leslie

Male - 2018

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  • Name CLELAND, Charles Leslie 
    Gender Male 
    Census (desc) 1930  Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census (desc) 1950  Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    working as a busboy 
    Obituary
    • Charles L. Cleland was born in Cairo, WV, August 26, 1927, son of Ronald and Dorothy Cleland, both now deceased. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Elaine H. Cleland. He died March 4, 2018 in Sykesville, Maryland. Charles retired after 39 years of service at the University of Tennessee (UT) in Knoxville where he was a professor of Rural Sociology in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology. He was a member of several honor societies including Phi Kappa Phi and Gamma Sigma Delta among others. He also served as Student Ombudsman for UT for 15 years. He was educated in the public schools of Charleston, WV. His collegiate education included Denison University, The University of Charleston (BA), Harvard University, University of Wisconsin, Madison (MS and PhD). Charles served in the military from 1946 through 1948 with the Air Force where he was an instructor in aircraft armament. He was honorably discharged with the rank of S/Sgt.

      Charles was a member of Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church where he served as an elder and was for many years a member of the church choir. Since moving to Sykesville, he transferred membership to Springfield Presbyterian where he continued to be active in the adult choir program. While in Tennessee, he was active in community affairs including involvement in efforts at peaceful desegregation as well as in neighborhood and larger community organizations, e.g., Community Forum where he served as treasurer for a number of years.

      Charles is survived by a brother, David H. Cleland of Charleston, WV; daughters Rebecca Cleland and husband Ben Seymour of Tryon, NC and Linda Cleland Caviglia and husband Anthony Caviglia of Marriottsville, MD and their three children Cynthia Lukyanenko and husband Anton, Catherine White and husband Reider and Nicholas. An older brother, Don, of California predeceased him.
    Occupation 1979  Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    was a teacher 
    Residence 1979  Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID CF75CCC27F3CDD44AB35826A275F4582C709 
    Death 4 Mar 2018  Sykesville, Carroll, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I5616  Our Ancestry
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2022 

    Father CLELAND, Rev. Ronald Stewart,   b. 19 Aug 1897, Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1963, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother LESLIE, Dorothy Catherine,   b. 25 Jun 1899, Banza Manteke, Congo (Kinshasa), Africa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1989, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 10 May 1924  Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Richmond Hill 
    • She met Ronald Cleland after attending Denison University at Granville OH. He attended Muskingum College, Muskingum, OH and played football. Both went to Union Theological Seminary in NYC where they met and got married. They aspired to be missionaries, and took the church in Cairo, WV as their first mission.
    Family ID F308  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family HAYS, Laurel Elaine   d. 23 Apr 2020, Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 6 Jun 1952  Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. CLELAND, Rebecca Elizabeth
     2. CLELAND, Linda Hays
    Family ID F1864  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2024 

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    Link to Google MapsCensus (desc) - 1930 - Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus (desc) - working as a busboy - 1950 - Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Jun 1952 - Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - was a teacher - 1979 - Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1979 - Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Mar 2018 - Sykesville, Carroll, Maryland, United States Link to Google Earth
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