Charles Bluford Lassiter, age 81, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2023 at NorthCrest Medical Center.
Mr. Lassiter was born January 10, 1942 in Greenbrier to the late Virgil “Rip” and Annie Mae Wilson Lassiter.
He worked as a railroad conductor for CSX for 39 years, was a tobacco farmer, and was a life-long member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a founding charter member of American Legion Post 45.
Mr. Lassiter is survived by his wife of 60 years, Joyce Reid Lassiter; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Lori Lassiter; daughters and sons-in-law, Lori and Roane Choate, Christy and David Mayes and Karen and Jerry Wooden; brothers and sister-in-law, Carl Lassiter, Wendell and Irene Lassiter and Lynn Lassiter; sisters and brothers-in-law, Lois Clark, Drucilla and Stan Duffer and Vanessa and Mark Thompkins; and grandchildren, Seth (Alyssa) Choate, Rebecca (Tyler) Thacker, Jarreth Lassiter and Savannah Mayes.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 12 pm at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Greenbrier with Brother Jon Briggs officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenbrier Cemetery with Roane Choate, David Mayes, Michael Lassiter, Seth Choate, Jarreth Lassiter and Jerry Wooden serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Al Wiley, Tyler Thacker and Noah Harrington.
Visitation will be held at the Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Greenbrier on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 from 4-8 pm and at the church on Wednesday from 10 am until the hour of service at 12pm.
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Greenbrier is in charge of these arrangements.
AUSTIN & BELL FUNERAL HOME-2619 HIGHWAY 41 S., GREENBRIER, TN 37073 (615) 643-4000 https://www.austinandbell.com
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