Charles Edward Quinn

Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory of Enterprise

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Posted by: Sorrells Funeral Home
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Date: Apr 19 2017 1:02 PM

Charles Edward Quinn, of Enterprise, passed away Monday, April 17, 2016 in Enterprise. He was 91.

 

Visitation will be from 1:00 until 3:00pm on Saturday, April 22, 2017 in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory in Enterprise. A private memorial service will follow the visitation.

 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Enterprise Health & Rehabilitation Center, c/o Patricia Glazier, PO Box 311227, Enterprise, AL 36331.

 

Mr. Quinn was born March 18, 1926 in Speigner, Alabama to the late William Everett and Minnie Lee Hood Quinn. He served in the Marines during WWII and was in the First Division in the Pacific. Mr. Quinn was also awarded the Purple Heart.  He then joined the US Army where he served as an Army Aviator until his retirement in 1965 with the rank of Major. In the Army, he flew the US Army Sport Parachute team, The Golden Knights, in worldwide skydiving competition. Following his career in the Army, he worked as an Instructor Pilot and retired as Director of Training Operations at Cairns Army Airfield. In 1995, he was awarded the Deputy Chief of the General Staff Commendation by the Australian Army for 20 years of voluntary service with Australian officers.

 

Survivors include his wife, Marie Walton Quinn, Enterprise; children: William W. “Bill” Quinn (Fran), Collierville, TN; Charles M. “Mike” Quinn (Ginger), Birmingham, AL; Leigh Ann Quinn (Thomas Mileur), Surf Side Beach, SC; Patrick E. Quinn (Cathy), Murrells Inlet, SC; Andrew L. Quinn (Si), Metairie, LA; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.  

 

Sorrells Funeral Home and Crematory of Enterprise, (334) 347-9598, is in charge of arrangements. To sign a guest register, please visit www.sorrellsfuneralhomes.com. 

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