Charles "Charlie" Ray Creason

Charles “Charlie” R. Creason, age 79, of Belle passed away Monday, January 16, 2017, at Gasconade Manor Nursing Facility in Owensville.

Charlie was born August 10, 1937, in Graniteville, MO, a son to the late Joseph and Katherine (Gittemeier) Creason.

On February 27, 1960, Charlie was united in marriage to JoAnn Niederer at the St. Theodore Catholic Church in Flint Hill, MO. Jo Ann survives of their home near Belle.

Charlie attended high school in St. Louis and after graduation attended a Technical School where he received his degree as a Machinist. After receiving his degree, Charlie and JoAnn move to the Belle area and have been Belle residents for 50 years. Charlie retired from Modine Manufacturing in Jefferson City.

As a younger man, Charlie enjoyed fishing, bow hunting, and mushroom hunting. He liked to put out a garden every year and, being a tool and die specialist, could make any machine part possible. Charlie enjoyed going out to eat around town and visiting with others. He was a country music lover and a St. Louis Cardinal fan. His greatest love was spending time with his family.

Charlie is survived by: his wife of 57 years, JoAnn; one daughter, Cherri Marquart and her husband Craig of Byron; two grandchildren and their families, Amy Marquart Shafer and her husband Jordan and their children Joelie and Jensen Shafer and Ashley Harris and her husband Jeremy and their children Tucker and Raelie; one brother, George “Bud” L. Creason as well as many extended family members and friends.

In addition to his parents, Charlie was preceded in death by one sister, Barb Uptegrove.

Visitation for Charlie will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2017, at Sassmann’s Chapel in Belle.

Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at the Pilot Knob Baptist Church near Belle. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Piot Knob Baptist Church or to the Ya Ya Organization.