Charley R. Whitehurst
Obituary
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved Dad, Charley R. Whitehurst, on March 24, 2026, a man whose quiet strength and big heart touched every one of us.
Charley was born on November 1, 1939, to Troy and Betty Whitehurst in Visalia, California. He spent his youth in Asti, California with seven brothers and sisters. He loved his brothers: TN, Kenny, Richard and David Whitehurst; and he was very protective of his sisters, Elsie Wilson, Nancy Weerts and Nelda Chumley.
Charley leaves behind his wife of 63 years, Elaine Whitehurst; brother and sister-in-law, David and Dena Whitehurst; and his three children, daughter and son-in-law Veronica and Scott Holmes, son Chuck Whitehurst, and daughter and son-in-law Genny Whitehurst and Don Robinson. He was loved by five grandsons, Jonathan and Melissa Holmes, Kenneth and Brittney Robinson, Tyler Holmes, Christopher and Brittney Brown, and Wyatt Whitehurst Snyder and nine great grandchildren, Brooklynn Holmes, Jonathan Holmes Jr, Jordan Holmes, Kyron Brown, Asher Brown, Emma Smart, Oliver Snyder, and Luna King Robinson who will forever cherish him. He also leaves behind several brothers-in-laws and sisters-in-laws and dozens of nieces and nephews.
After returning from the Navy in 1959 with his best friend, Ron Campbell, he met and married Elaine. Together, they raised three children in the small town of Healdsburg while he worked at Idaco Lumber, later named Boise Cascade. He later worked at Mead Clark.
In 2000, he moved to Shingle Springs with Elaine where they made a lovely home in El Dorado County with their growing family nearby.
He will always be remembered for his love for cowboy movies, beautiful clocks, WWE, country music, his galluses (suspenders), his Dodge trucks, and road trips. His greatest joy was his family. He will be missed greatly.
Please join us for the viewing on Friday, April 3, 2026 at Chapel of the Pines in Placerville. There will be a gathering immediately following at his home at: 4707 Koto Road, Placerville.
Published in Healdsburg Tribune · March 30, 2026