Whitcombe, Charles Carrick “Chuck” (July 13, 1939—July 29, 2021)
Chuck Whitcombe of Marshalltown, Iowa was a Grinnell student for his freshman year and resided in Dibble Hall. Then he transferred to Iowa State University for three years (1959-1962) to study engineering and obtain the B.S. degree in economics.
In 1985 he married Karen K.Minner and they had two children, Erik C. Whitcombe in 1996 and Tamara L. Whitcombe (McFadden) in 1968 in Columbus, Ohio. Subsequently this marriage ended in divorce.
After college Chuck started work with Lennox Heating and Air Conditioning in his hometown of Marshalltown, then in Columbus, Ohio and finally in Stuttgart, AR, where he coordinated the construction of its manufacturing facility and later managed its operation. For his retirement he moved to Cabot, Arkansas.
Chuck was very handy at building or fixing almost anything. He built his own boat as a boy and built the majority of the house for his family in Stuttgart.
Chuck loved the water and associated sports. He and his two kids spent many days in the water sailing, skiing, tubing, and jet skiing.
Chuck will be missed by his children Erik Charles Whitcombe (Maria) of Jacksonville, FL and Tammy Lyn McFadden (Chris) of Austin, AR; grandchildren Cassandra Marie Whitcombe, Jacob Andrew Whitcombe and Megan Layne Blanton Douglas (Dakota); great-grandson Rhodes Jameson Douglas; sisters Martha Shelley Taylor (Robert), and Mary Sue Smalling; six nieces and nephews, and special friend Debbie Huffman of Cabot, AR.
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Obituary: Charles Carrick “Chuck” Whitcombe of Cabot, Arkansas (Aug. 3, 2021), https://www.stuttgartdailyleader.com/?s=Whitcombe.
