Charles Lee (Charlie) Bridges Obituary (1947 - 2019)

Charles "Charlie" Lee Bridges, 72, of Valliant, passed from this life August 3, 2019 at his home. Charlie was born January 18, 1947 in Tulare, CA, to Finton and Alice Virginia (Engler) Bridges. Charlie was affiliated with the Wright City Assembly of God Church and had lived in McCurtain County since the early 1970's coming from Oregon. He loved hunting, fishing, and cooking. Charlie was known as a philosopher of some great stories and was generally just a mess. He loved visiting with everyone and having big family cookouts. Charlie never went anywhere that people didn't know him. Charlie proudly served his country in the United States Navy and was stationed on the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk. Charlie married Ruby Axton Bridges in 1989 in Sobol, OK and they spent a wonderful 26 years together until her passing in 2015. They enjoyed going to yard sales and hunting together. Charlie was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby; parents, Finton and Alice Bridges; former wife, Julia Herd Bridges; three brothers, Phillip Wayne Bridges, Daniel Bridges, and Jimmy Bridges; stepdaughter, Miram Amanda Leslie; nephew, Kingston; and sister-in-law, Brigitte Bridges. Charlie is survived by his son, Phillip Wayne Bridges, and wife, Cindy, of Millerton; daughter, Linda Choate, and husband, Randall, of Broken Bow; step-son, Orville Cupit, and wife, Vonda, of Rufe; brothers, Donald Bridges, of Atlanta, David Bridges, and wife, of DeQueen, AR, and Kip Bridges, and wife, Sheila, of Redland; grandchildren, Jennifer, Kayla, Chris, Katlyn, Taylor, Tyler, Ashlee, Amon, Courtney, McKinzie, Skylynn, Taylor Ray, Brooklyn, Haygen, Marley, Kristy, Danny, Justin, Madison, Macy, and Reagan; great-grandchildren, Carson, Sophia, Lillyanne, Ally, Chasie, Danika, Lucy, Canyon, and Lincoln; several nieces and nephews; brother-in-law, Jim Axton, of Wright City; his friends and family at Pine Telephone Company; and a host of other relatives and many friends. A Celebration of Life Service will be Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 11:00AM, at the Brumley Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Bow, OK. Burial will follow at Glover Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 6, 2019 from 6:00-8:00PM, at the Brumley Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Bow, OK. Visitation Brumley Funeral Home Chapel Tuesday, August 06, 2019 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Email Details 500 N. Park Dr.Broken Bow, OK 74728 Directions Funeral Service Brumley Funeral Home Chapel Wednesday, August 07, 2019 11:00 AM Email Details 500 N. Park Dr.Broken Bow, OK 74728 Directions To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Charles Lee (Charlie) Bridges, please visit our floral store.