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Submitted: 10/31/23 • Approved: 10/31/23 • Last Updated: 11/3/23 • R1508252-G1508250-S3
Charles Sr
June 11, 1920 - January 8, 1976
Charles James Rachels was the son of Charley Rachels. His family lived in Franklin County, Arkansas when he was a youngster. It was there, he met and eventually married Ima L. Kolb. They were blessed with one son.
Charles hobby was music. He played various musical instruments and was known for his lively music. He also performed with a band, so he was always eager to play and strike up a tune for the crowd. Even playing solo, he had his audience clapping and swaying to the music. Gatherings were never dull when Charles was around.
Ima
February 15, 1920 - April 19, 1980
Ima Kolb married Charles James Rachels, Jr. They were blessed with one son, Charles J. Rachels, III.
Ima, daughter of Rev. Jess and Grace Kolb, met her future husband in Franklin County, Arkansas, where her father pastored a Baptist Church. Ima grew up with three brothers and a sister. One of her sisters died as an infant. That sibling is buried in the West Mount Zion Cemetery in Johnson County, Arkansas next to her mother and father.
Charles Jr
July 24, 1942 - May 3, 1975
Son of Charles James and Ima Lucille Kolb Rachels
Photo courtesy of Frances Allen Titsworth
Contributed on 10/31/23 by Billsully060
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