The Rev. Charles K. Hartman, 98, of Bloomington passed away at 2:15 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 4, 2012) at Bloomington Rehab and Health Care Center, Bloomington.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington. The Rev. Robert Howard will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington.
Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington. The family suggests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society or to Alzheimer’s research.
The Rev. Hartman was born Sept. 29, 1913, in Loveland, Colo., the son of Charles Wesley and Jenny Marsh Hartman. He married Leah Veta Griffin. She precedes him in death. He later married Evelyn L. Alexander Dean on Dec. 26, 1966, in Centralia. She survives.
Also surviving are six children, Wesley (Patti) Hartman, Fort Collins, Colo.; Charles (Beverly) Hartman, Seekonk, Mass.; LaVon Hartman, Waynesville, N.C.; Marcia Dean, Normal; Melinda (Kenneth) Buscher, Camdenton, Mo.; and Monica (Barry) Moore, Bloomington; and 11 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one infant son, one brother and two sisters.
He received his bachelor’s degree at Oklahoma Baptist University. He graduated from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The Rev. Hartman served as a local minister in Olivet, N.J., and was an American Baptist Minister with the Great Rivers Region as an area minister. He also served as the director of Town and Country Works in Colorado. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, chess and reading.
Evelyn and families – Thank you for assuring this information was shared with us at the Great Rivers Region. Charlie will be missed. He was a fine Christian servant. He cared for the Area III Churches and pastors and was a hard worker in the Kingdom. He finally has met his Savior face to face. Well done good and faithful servant is his reward.
You are all in our thoughts and prayers as you say your good byes.
Evelyn, Marcia, Lavon and family,
Keeping you in my prayers at this time.
hugs
Penny
Evelyn and Family,
I would like to you to know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers. Mr Hartman was a wonderful man and I was glad that I had the pleasure to know him.