Charles Slim Hancock

Charles C. Hancock

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Charles C. "Slim" Hancock, 70, of Lake Wales, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002, of heart failure at Lake Wales Medical Centers.

He was a native of Christmas who came to the area from Moore Haven 37 years ago.He retired after 27 years as a serviceman for Florida Power Corporation, and was a member of the Florida Power Pioneer Club.He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2420 in Lake Wales.He was of the Protestant faith.

He is survived by his wife, Ann Shirley Hancock of Lake Wales; four daughters, Regina Harris and Tina Stanley, both of Lake Wales, Pamela Mercer of Babson Park and Sherre Bobzien of Monroeville, Ala.; two sons, Charles C. "Chuck" Hancock Jr. and Steven W. Hancock, both of Lake Wales; 10 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; a sister, Bessie Simpson of Moore Haven; and a brother, Julian Hancock of Clewiston.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home.Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 5 to 7 p.m.

Memorial donations may be made to the V.F.W. Post 2420, 200 West Central Avenue, Lake Wales, FL 33853.

Charles C. "Slim" Hancock, 70, of Lake Wales died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002, of heart failure at Lake Wales Medical Centers.

He was a native of Christmas who came to the area from Moore Haven 37 years ago.He retired after 27 years as a serviceman for Florida Power Corporation, and was a member of the Florida Power Pioneer Club.He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and a Life Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2420 in Lake Wales He was of the Protestant faith.

He is survived by his wife, Ann Shirley Hancock of Lake Wales; four daughters, Regina Hancock and Tina Stanley, both of Lake Wales, Pamela Mercer of Babson Park and Sherre Bobzien of Monroeville, Ala.; two sons, Charles C. "Chuck" Hancock, II and Steven W. Hancock, both of Lake Wales; ten grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; a sister, Bessie Simpson of Moore Haven and a brother, Julian Hancock of Clewiston.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home.Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 5 to 7 p.m.

Memorial donations may be made to the V.F.W. Post #2420, 200 West Central Avenue, Lake Wales, FL 33853.