James T. "Jim" Charters, Sr., 77 of Effingham, passed away Monday morning, January 5, 2015 at Effingham Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 9, 2015 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday evening at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham. Memorials may be made to the local Meals on Wheels Program. www.bauerfh.com

Jim was born August 20, 1937 in Greenport, Long Island, New York, the son of John and Helen (Salter) Charters. He married Frieda Fehrenbacher on June 9, 1962 and she preceded him in death in 2013. Jim was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham and a former employee of Petty Company and Weber Bros. in Teutopolis. He proudly served on the USS Hancock with the United States Navy during the Vietnam War.

Jim is survived by his son, Jim, Jr. (Melissa) of Effingham; two daughters, Kathy (Larry) Apke of Teutopolis and Cindy (Tim) Mahnesmith of Troy; sister, Mary O'Dea of Long Island, NY; two brothers-in-law, Dale Fehrenbacher of Rocky Mount, MO and Max (Bonnie) Fehrenbacher of Blaine, MN; two sisters-in-law, Rita Massmann of Rotterdam, NY and Kathy Fehrenbacher of Effingham; six grandchildren, Stephen and Drew Apke of Teutopolis, John Charters of Greenup, Clint Charters of Effingham and AJ and Lane Mahnesmith of Troy; great-grandchildren Chance, Haylee, Payton and Reese.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Frieda; great-grandson, Wade; sister, Katherine and two brothers, Michael and John Charters, Jr.