Charles M. Brenton

Charles M. Brenton, 80, of Terre Haute died at 12:03 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001 in Harborside Healthcare.  He was a teacher with the Vigo County School Corp. for 38 years and was employed with the Vigo County Board of Health for 30 years.  He was born May 15, 1921, in Clay County to Charles H. Brenton and Elsie Morris Brenton.  Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Brenton; one son, Greg Brenton; four daughters, Carol Ann Carpenter and her husband Mel, Sandy Boswell and her husband Jim, Donna M. McCleary, and Suellyn Davidson and her husband Bob; one sister-in-law, Dorothy L. Brenton; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Norman W. Brenton.  He taught at Fontanet High School, McLean Junior High School and Chauncey Rose Junior High School.  He was a member of Retired Teachers Association and attended Higher Ground Christian Center.  Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday in Mattox-Wood Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jim Palmer officiating.  Burial is in Roselawn Memorial Park.  Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.