Charles B Malone

There are people who pass through this world, and then there are people who leave it better than they found it. Grandpa Charlie was one of those rare people.

To many, he was simply “Grandpa Charlie.” You didn’t have to be related to him to call him that. It was a name that carried warmth, respect, and a feeling of home. He had a way of making everyone feel like family and left a lasting impression on everyone he met. He was known by name in places around town, including the local grocery store, simply because of the kindness and generosity he showed everywhere he went.

Charlie was a cowboy in every sense of the word—not by the hat on his head or the boots on his feet, but by the way he lived and the values he stood on. He lived with honesty, worked with pride, and believed a man’s word should mean something. He didn’t need to say much for people to understand who he was. His actions spoke for him in everything he did.

At the center of his life was love—especially the love he shared with his wife, Yvonne. It was a bond that shaped him, grounded him, and stayed with him through every stage of life. Even after her passing, that love never faded. It remained part of who he was, and it brings comfort knowing they are together again.

Family meant everything to him. The moments that mattered most were simple ones—time spent together, music from his guitar, stories told and retold, and being present for the people who meant the most to him. He took pride not just in being there, but in helping, guiding, and quietly shaping the lives of his grandkids as they grew.

Grandpa Charlie had a way of making people laugh, making them feel welcome, and reminding them what truly mattered. A man like him doesn’t really leave us; he lives on in the stories we tell, the lessons he taught, and the love he gave so freely.

The world feels different without him in it, but our lives are forever better because he was.

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Proceeded in death by wife Yvonne Malone and sons Garry Mott and Donnie Malone.

He will be missed by his daughter Patricia Howard; son David Mott; daughter-in-law Teresa Mott; of Brooksville; 5 grandchildren: Priscilla, Mandy, Pam, Ronnie, and Justin; 10 great-grandchildren: Trebor, Colby, Jaren, Makayla, Leilah, Paxton, Autry, Justin Jr; Dawson, and Grayson.

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