Charles Delappe (8-9-23) service 8-14-23

Charles Franklin Delappe, 75, of Savannah, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 9. He was born on April 27, 1948, in Kenton, Tennessee, and was raised in Memphis, Tennessee, by Edith Mayfield and Charles Nelson Delappe.

Mr. Delappe retired after 29 years as a wastewater grade 4 operator and supervisor at the TE Maxson South Treatment Plant in Memphis, Tennessee.

Charles was an E4 Army Vietnam Veteran who was the personal driver for General Westmoreland for the longest part of his time in Vietnam.

He was a loving husband and father. He thoroughly enjoyed being outdoors. He loved tending plants, gardening, boating, camping, muscle cars, street racing, fishing, riding four wheelers, mowing with his John Deere mower and just relaxing on his patio. Charles and his wife moved to Savannah, Tennessee, in 2013 to their retirement home.

Charles was a Christian baptised at Macon Road Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee. His favorite bible verse is John 3:16. He is now blessed to be free and home forever with his Savior and Heavenly Father.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Nelson and Edith Mayfield Delappe. He leaves his loving wife of 44 years Marsha; daughter, Michelle Nicole Hendricks of Olive Branch, Mississippi; son, Stefon Philipp Delappe of Bartlett, Tennessee; brother, Timothy Delappe of Arlington, Tennessee; two granddaughters and four great-grandchildren; as well as three loving pets.

Memorial services were held on Monday, Aug. 14, at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Savannah , with John Haimes officiating. Burial followed at Tennessee State Veteran Cemetery at Parkers Crossroads in Wildersville, Tennessee.