Charles "Chuck" Edward Helvie of Bringhurst, Indiana went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 26, 2022, on his mother's birthday. He died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 78 at the Crawfordsville Hospital from complications related to cancer.

Chuck was born in Flora, Indiana on March 9, 1944, to the late Walter Helvie and Catherine Dunkle Helvie. He was preceded in death by three loving and caring sisters. Estella Helvie Everman, Betty Downham Johnson, Virginia Downham Gibson, and one brother, James "Jim" Helvie. He is survived by his sisters, Ann Helvie (Jim) Byrum and Charlotte Helvie Hicks both of Flora.

In 1963, Chuck fulfilled one of his dreams by enlisting in the US Marine Corp. Due to an injury, he was given a medical discharge. He returned to Carroll High School in Flora where he graduated with the class of 1963.

Chuck married Katherine Piper in 1964. He is survived by his three sons and 1 daughter. Charles Helvie, of Kokomo, Indiana, James (Brenda) Helvie of Ladoga, Indiana, Arthur (companion Christie) Helvie of Wichita Kansas, and Melissa (Kent) James of Kokomo, IN. He has 7 grandsons, 2 granddaughters, 7 great-grandsons and 3 great-granddaughters. Later in life, he married Sally Willis from Elkhart Indiana.

Chuck started working at a very young age helping his Uncle Dick Johnson on the farm baling hay and other farm chores. Right after school he worked at Fairfield in Lafayette for a few years but ended up at Chrysler Corp in Kokomo where he retired after many years.

Chuck was an avid reader of Westerns and Syfy books. He enjoyed collecting coins, but his favorite pastime was writing and perfecting computer data software programs.

In the last few months of his life, he made his home with his niece, Jean Lear, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, where they spent many hours on the back porch enjoying the tranquil sounds of the waterfalls from her pond. Many days his son James would join them and Chuck would be very content.

Funeral services will be held at Hunt & Son Funeral Home, 107 N Grant St in Crawfordsville, Indiana on Wednesday, August 31st. Visitation will start at 12 noon, with funeral services to follow at 2. A meal will be provided for family and friends at the home of his niece, Jean Lear following the funeral.