Charles Richard Guest

Charles Richard Guest,

79, of St. George, UT, passed away on the morning of Tuesday, November 27th, 2012. Charles was born on March 26, 1933 in Marceline, MO the son of Blanche (Barnes) and Fred Leo Guest and was the third of five children. His family moved to Pleasantville, IA when he was seven years old. He was drafted on May 20, 1953 and served until May 3, 1955 at Fort Bliss, TX in the Guided Missiles unit receiving his honorable discharge on May 19, 1961. He moved to Denver, CO after leaving the military service in 1955 which is when he started his Postal Service career. He worked at the U.S. Postal Service for 35 years and retired in 1988. In 1997, he and his wife Kay moved to St. George, UT.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church, American Legion and the Elks.
He married Larene Nelson on March 13, 1957 and had two daughters. The couple was divorced in 1970. On May 2, 1986 he married Beverly Kay Campbell and acquired four stepdaughters.

Charles was a fun-loving guy and always had a smile on his face. He loved practical jokes and had an awesome sense of humor. His dry wit was the source of much laughing at all family get-togethers. He loved spending time with his family and friends and always loved a good party. His daughters will say that they could barely take a picture with him when he was not trying to cover their eyes with his hands. He was a real pleasure to be around because of his perpetual positive attitude. He loved golfing and fishing and took his grandsons out fishing whenever he got the chance. He and Kay even had a summer home at Grand Lake, CO which afforded him many opportunities to fish. He dearly loved his four grandsons and always asked about them even to his last day. He is greatly missed by his family although they are relishing all the great memories with this kind and gentle man.

Charles is survived by his loving wife, Kay, two daughters; Valerie (Andrew) Goodstein, Highlands Ranch, CO and Victoria (David) Meisinger, Earlham, IA, two sisters; Dolores (Daryl) Freel, Lakewood, CO and Clara (John) Walker, Des Moines, IA and by one brother Leo (Sandy) Guest, Indianola, IA, and by his four grandchildren; Matthew and Scott Goodstein, Jared( JC) and Samuel Meisinger, three stepdaughters and eight step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Vern and stepdaughter Sandy.

The visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, December 5 from 5-8 PM at the Newcomer Funeral Home, West Metro Chapel, 901 South Sheridan Boulevard, Lakewood, CO. Family visitation will be 4-5 PM. Services will be held on Thursday, December 6, 10:00 AM at the funeral home followed by a military service at Fort Logan National Cemetery at 12:00 Noon. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that mourners give a donation to the American Lung Association in his memory.