Charles McWhorter B-L-46-8

Charles McWhorter, 93, of Rock Hill, S.C., formerly of Edinburgh, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, at Wayne T. Patrick Hospice in Rock Hill. Mr. McWhorter retired in 1989 after working 38 years at Amos Plastics in Edinburgh. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Rock Hill and Edinburgh American Legion Post No. 233. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at Eskew-Eaton Funeral Home in Edinburgh with the Rev. Lewis Burton officiating. Calling will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be at Rest Haven Cemetery in Edinburgh. Born in McKinney, Ky., June 13, 1917, Mr. McWhorter was the son of James and Florcie Neal McWhorter. He married Aliene Tungate on Dec. 23, 1939. She preceded him in death Jan. 29, 2000. Mr. McWhorter is survived by a daughter, Wanell Long of Rock Hill, S.C.; granddaughters, Gailene Cassidy of Mooresville, IN, and Patricia A. Ward of Rock Hill, S.C.; a brother, Omer McWhorter of Danville, Ky.; sisters, Christine Brown and Irene Dedrick, both of Louisville, Ky., and Louise Russell of Danville, Ky.; and three great-grandchildren.