Charles Ray Arther, 86, of the Dogtown community, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021. He was a true outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing with his buddies, as well as gardening and tending his chickens.
Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Sunday at Wilson Funeral Home with burial following in Walkers Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1 p.m. until the 4 p.m. hour of service.
He is survived by his wife, Janelle Johnson; daughters Sherry Gabioud and husband Brian and Sheila Payne; grandchildren Elizabeth Burks, Allison Brooks, Christina Payne, Matt Payne, Joshua Payne, and Will Payne; great-grandchildren Oliver, Wesley and Canaan Brooks, Mason and Jackson Payne, and Charlie and Carter Payne; and his beloved dog, Peanut.
He was preceded in death by his parents Herman and Lola Mae Arther and siblings Leon, Archie, Alton, Horace, Bertha, Birdie, Estelle, and Cecilia.
