Charles John Ebert Jr., 85, born in Thomaston, and a resident of Foley, died Friday, Dec. 10, 2010.
He attended First Presbyterian Church of Foley.
He graduated from Foley High School in 1943. He attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn University), graduating in 1949 with a degree in Business Administration.
He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II and in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In 1949, he returned to Foley to join the family business, Ebert Insurance Agency, which he was semi-retired from, as son Charles Ebert III now runs the business.
He was very involved in civic affairs during his lifetime. He was a founder of the Baldwin Heritage Museum and Foley Railroad Museum; a member of the Foley Optimist Club, the Foley City Council from 1984-2004, and the Foley Volunteer Fire Department from 1962-1993, serving as chief in 1976; he served on the Board of Directors of Riviera Utilities from 1961-2009; and was a supporter of the archaeology field program of the University of Alabama Museum of Natural History.
He also served as President of the Foley Chamber of Commerce and was trustee-director of Civil Defense for local schools. In 1997, he was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Foley Rotary Club and Free Enterprise Person of the Year in 1983. He was also a Boy Scout Committee Member and served as Head of American Red Cross Fund Drives.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Evelyn Thomas Ebert; father, Charles John Ebert Sr.; and daughter, Louise Bouzan.
Survivors include his wife, Wyline Ebert of Foley; three daughters, Susan Endry of Gulf Breeze, Fla.; Wyline Bauman of Laguna Niquel, Calif.; and Amy Ebert Burleson of Atlanta; two sons, Tom Provost of Pensacola Beach, Fla. and Charles J. Ebert III of Foley; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation begins at noon with funeral services at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13 at First Presbyterian Church of Foley. Interment will follow at Pine Rest Memorial Park, Foley.
The family requests memorial donations be made to the Foley Caboose Club c/o the Foley Railroad Museum, 125 E. Laurel Ave., Foley, AL 36535; Louise Bouzan Scholarship Fund, c/o South Baldwin Education Foundation, 104 N. McKenzie St., Foley, AL 36535; First Presbyterian Church of Foley, 195 E. Berry Ave., Foley, AL 36535-2801; or the charity of your choice.
Arrangements are by Pine Rest Funeral Home Inc., Foley.
