Charles Jay Colwell, '63

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             obit_charles_colwell_600x800Charles Jay Colwell, '63, passed away on January 3, 2001 in Wichita, Kansas. 

Charles J. Colwell, 55, of Winfield, died Jan. 3, 2001, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Wichita.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Grandview United Methodist Church north of Winfield. Cremation has taken place, and there will be a private inurnment.
 
A memorial has been established with Joseph's Storehouse in Burden. Contributions can be made through Miles Funeral Service.
 
Colwell was born April 10, 1945, in Ottumwa, Iowa, to Charles Joey and Frances Margaret (Hunt) Colwell. He was raised at Boys Town, Neb., and graduated from high school there in 1963. He attended a college in Iowa and later Wichita State University.
 
Colwell served with the United States Navy from 1967 to 1971 and received the National Defense Service Medal.
 
On Nov. 19, 1988, he married Lillian Holland in Wichita, and they lived in Winfield.  Colwell was employed by Thompson Brothers Transportation for 25 years before retiring due to failing health. He was a member of Grandview United Methodist Church.
 
Survivors include his wife, Lillian Colwell, Winfield; a stepson, Robert Graham, Georgia; two stepdaughters, Margaret Steed, Ro se Hill, and Vipi Kinsey, Georgia; a brother, William Colwell, Omaha, Neb.; and 10 grandchildren.