Dec 29, 2017

Charles W. Fife, 74, of Houston, died Thursday, December 28, 2017, in McMurray Hills Manor, McMurray.

He was born April 29, 1943, in Canonsburg, a son of Raymond and Elizabeth Atkinson Fife.

Mr. Fife was a 1961 graduate of Chartiers-Houston High School. He attended Mt. Union College in Alliance, Ohio, and graduated from Point Park College, Pittsburgh, in 1964.

He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served with the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1967.

Mr. Fife was a member of First United Methodist Church, Canonsburg.

He was a former member of Canonsburg-Houston Rotary, where he served as president, and Washington Rotary. He was a Paul Harris Fellow with Rotary International.

Mr. Fife was a member of Chartiers Lodge 297 F&AM, Canonsburg, Scottish Rite, and Syria Shrine, Pittsburgh.

He had volunteered at Pennsylvania Trolley Museum for many years and served as president for one year.

Mr. Fife served on the board of directors for Global Van Lines. He belonged to Pennsylvania Movers Association and other organizations within the moving industry.

He served on Houston Borough Council for 30 years.

Mr. Fife owned and operated Fife Moving and Storage in Meadow Lands for more than 35 years.

On November 6, 1966, he married Virginia McCall, who survives.

Also surviving are a son, Paul Fife (Anissa) of Washington; two grandsons, Austin and Dylan Fife; a sister, Katherine Orr of Columbiana, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in McIlvaine-Speakman Funeral Home Ltd., Robert K. McIlvaine, owner/supervisor, 27 Cherry Avenue, Houston, PA 15342. Additional visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., the time of service, Wednesday, January 3, in First United Methodist Church, 161 West Pike Street, Canonsburg, with the Rev. Debra Rogosky officiating. Private interment will be held in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Township, with full military rites accorded by the Honor Guard of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 191, Canonsburg.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, 1 Museum Road, Washington, PA 15301, or First United Methodist Church, Canonsburg.

Condolences may be left by viewing the obituary at www.mcilvaine-speakman.com.