Charles Nolan

Charles Hardy Nolan, 87, of Troy went home to be with the Lord 1:42 p.m. Sunday, July 9, 2023, at his home.
Funeral services were conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday at Troy First Baptist Church. Brother Tony Jones and Brother Rick Roberts officiated. Burial followed in Liberty Cemetery.
Visitation was at Troy First Baptist Church from 11 a.m. until the hour of services Tuesday.
Pallbearers were Charles Aaron, Kenneth Fussell, Perry Barfield, John Cummings, Ed Eller, Don Dill and Kenneth Jones.
Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may take the form of donations to Gideons International.
Charles was born July 26, 1935, in Obion County, son of the late Charles Ashton and Maggie Lee (Hardy) Nolan. He married Pat (Osborne) Nolan Dec. 3, 1993. She survives. Charles was a 1955 graduate of Union City High School. He attended Memphis State University until 1957 when he was drafted into the United States Army. He was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne.
Charlie had been employed as a livestock buyer for the former Reelfoot Packing Company for 34 years and Tennessee Livestock Producers for 10 years. After retirement, Charles was the affiliate coordinator for Obion County Habitat for Humanity. Charlie was a servant in Troy First Baptist Church, where he had been a Sunday School Director and served on several committees. He had been on mission trips to Mexico, New York and Iowa. Charlie loved serving the Lord and sharing Jesus with everyone. Charlie was a Gideon.
He is also survived by his children, Debbie Barnes and husband, Roger, of Water Valley, Ky., Stephanie Mosley and husband, David, of Newbern, Dodi Maestro-Pejovic and husband, Alexander, of Boca Raton, Fla., Carrie Lynn Mosley of Union City, Charity Van Horn and husband, Adam, of Sewanne, Ga., Richard Shane Mosley and wife, Heather, of Rives and Mike Nolan of Hickman, Ky.; 26 grandchildren, Adam Barnes, Amanda Ward, Deanna Beasley, Ann Lillian Pierce, Landry Nolan, Sabrina Powers, Paige Greer, Seth Nolan, Amailley, Rafael and Azriel Maestro-Pejovic, Brayden, Olivia and Eden Van Horn, Michael Flowers, Allison Craig, Zach Mosley, Ricky Nunnery, Michael Mosley, Joey Mosley and Cadey, Nicole, Stacey and Gracey Mealer, and Landon and Madeline Norman; 18 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Margaret Moore of Roswell, Ga.
He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Dana Pierce; and one son, Matt Nolan.
To leave messages of condolence for the family, visit the funeral home website at www.emfuneralhome.com.

The Messenger/7.12.23