A graveside service for Charles "Charley" Norman Futrelle, 94, of Haughton, Louisiana will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 20, 2024, at Colonial Gardens Cemetery in Marshall, Texas. A visitation for family and friends will be held prior to the service from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Downs Funeral Home.

Charles was born on April 9, 1930, in Marshall, Texas to Jefferson Wiley Futrell and Tommie Heald Futrell and passed away on September 12, 2024, in Bossier City, Louisiana. He was the thirteenth of fourteen children born.

He was in the United States Army for two years. He worked for the Highway Department for the State of Louisiana for thirty-three years. In his retirement he enjoyed traveling with his family and friends and taking care of his fur family, CoCo Fawn, Little One and Scout.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jefferson and Tommie Futrell and his thirteen siblings.

He is survived by his best friend for over thirty-five years, Jim Kenney and his family along with numerous nieces and nephews and other family and friends. Charles felt like family to many people.

Uncle Charley was a kind gentle man who will be thought of often and will be greatly missed.