Charles C. Peavy Jr. 1938-2019

Charles, better known as “Junior,” was born Dec. 23, 1938, in Sharon, Pa., the eldest child of Charles C. Peavy Sr., and Margaret M. Malloy-Peavy.

He attended Brookfield High School. He served three years in the Army National Guard, was a singer in a band, was a retired truck driver and was saved in 1976, becoming an ordained minister and elder of the Pentecostal faith.

He was a member of the True Pentecostal Church, California, where he served for 43 years in many capacities until he returned to Ohio and became a member of Triedstone Baptist Church in Youngstown. His favorite song was “Learning How to Live Holy.”

Charles leaves to mourn his passing, his wife, Mollie Moncrief-Peavy, whom he married June 21, 1959; their five children, Lavita (Clarence) Brown, Cedrick Peavy, Pastor John C. (Veronica) Peavy III, Pastor Michael (Laveenia) Peavy, and Charlotte Peavy, all of California; his children, Ron Christopher and Lynette Brown of Pennsylvania, Z. (Sylvia) Arnold of Texas and Joseph (Christy) Lewis of Illinois; his brother, Daniel E. (Lola) Peavy of Vallejo, Calif.; sisters, Eldora “Bonnie” Peavy-Johnson of DeSoto, Texas, and Brenda Peavy of Alliance; aunts, Rosetta Wright of Farrell, Pa. and Claretta “Sadie” Hooks of Cincinnati; 26 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and a host of family members and friends who loved him dearly.

Charles was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Robert and Alvin Peavy; his sisters, Punchy, Alberta and Sheryl “Speedie” Peavy; and a half brother and sister, Gus and Georgia May Peavy.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, at Triedstone Missionary Baptist Church, 2045 Jacobs Road, Youngstown, 44505. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the directors of Conley & VandenBerg Funeral Home. Visit www.conleyfh.com to view this obituary.

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