Charles graduated from Tomball High School as part of the Class of 1953. After graduation he enlisted in the Army and served for 4 years as a Communications Officer specializing in Morse Code .

After the service, he ran his own milk hauling business, transporting the dairy from the local dairy farms to the pasteurizing operators.

Afterwards he worked at Central Freight L ine as a Commercial Truck Driver.  One of his main routes was from Houston to Dallas round trip, which he ran for 32 years.

After his retirement from Central Freight Line, he taught in the Houston Community Colleg e System as a Commercial Truck Driving Instructor for over 10 years.

Throughout his life, Charles was a quiet and kind man, who loved God, Family and Friends .

Preceded in death by

Parents , Willie Roy and Cora Bonds, Brothers , Johnny, James, and J. R., Sister s, Mabel and Elsie, Son, Charles (Chuck) H. Bonds, Jr.

Survived by his Wife of 33 years

Margie Bonds

Children

Lynnette Bonds Gibbons and husband, Gary, Roy Bonds and wife, Karen, Gary Shamblin and wife, Nedra, Trenda DiPietro and husband, Stephen, Linda Claborn, Teresa Borgstedt and husband, Forrest

Grandchildren

Cameron Bonds, Destiny Bonds, Christopher Hunt, Corey Hunt, Clinton J. Hunt, Chelsie Hunt Humphries and husband, Sean, Cody Hunt, Carissa Hunt Ponder and husband, Andrew, Casey Gibbons, Chase Gibbons, Denise Bonds, Will Bonds, Eleora Bonds, Coren Pickering and husband, John, Lee Zimmerman, III and wife, Shauna, Jeffrey Claborn and wife, Maegen, Garrett Shamblin and wife, Zac, Corrie Shamblin, Lieutenant Ethan Horn and wife, Jacque, Jacob Horn and wife, Becca

Great  Grandchildren

Jace , Cylas , Savauna , Alex, Austin, Alexis, Alivia, Ashley, Aidan, Aliana, Ashley, Peyton, Declan and Bodhi

Great Great Grandchild

Parker