WABASH – Charles Larry Snook, 73, rural Wabash, died at 7:28 a.m. June 1, 2014, at Florida Hospital Tampa. He was born Aug. 28, 1940, in Claypool to Clarence A. and Kathryn Blanche Ervin Snook. On June 11, 1961, at the Roann Christian Church he married Marca E. Niccum, who survives in Wabash. He was a 1958 graduate of Claypool High School. He attended the Indiana Institute of Technology in Fort Wayne and the North Central Technical School in Mansfield, Ohio. He was a U.S. Army veteran during the Vietnam era. He owned and operated Komputers 4 Kids, which restored old computers to give to children. He was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans, the American Legion and the National Rifle Association. He was instrumental in organizing the Richland County Task Force on Domestic Violence in Mansfield, Ohio, and organized the building of the shelter. He and Marca wintered in Florida since 2002. Also surviving are two sisters, Diana J. Snook, Warsaw, and Donnabelle Hurd, Bellingham, Wash; 14 nieces and nephews: Tim (and spouse Pam) Roberts and Robin (and spouse Cheryl) Roberts, all of Wabash; Rhonda Lewis, Leesburg; Cindy Charlton, Susan Young and Mike (and spouse Ronnie) Young, all of Warsaw; Sherri (and spouse Randy) Gephart and Beth (and spouse Kenneth) Brewer, all of Claypool; Mark Young, Mentone; Greg Zorn, Columbia City; Subrina (and spouse Parrish) Miller, Bellingham; Sandy (and spouse Alvin) Wagerman, Franklin; Gary (and spouse Mitzi) Snook, Crane; Kenneth (and spouse Tina) Snook, New Palestine; several great-nieces and nephews; and great-great-nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his son, Jeffery Alan Snook, who died August 1962; his parents; and his brother, Clarence E. Snook. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Doug Oakes, minister, officiating. Burial is in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to Wabash County Hospital Oncology Department. Condolences via www.grandstaff-hentgen.com
