Charles Andrew Fruit, Sr., 82, of Henderson, Kentucky, went to be with his Lord and Savior at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.

He was born August 15, 1935, in Henderson, Kentucky.  Charles played basketball for Hebbardsville High School, was an avid all-around sports lover, and enjoyed music.  He was a member of Airline Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William Andrew and Mattie Trusty Fruit; and his siblings, Sara Jane Circle, E.W. Fruit, Eugene Fruit, Dorothy Barnes, and Richard Fruit.

Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Eleanor Mae Fruit; four children, Cheryl Fruit Holt of Henderson, Kentucky; Charles Andrew "Andy" Fruit, Jr., and his wife, Christine, of Henderson, Kentucky, Kevin Fruit and his wife, Jayme, of Henderson, Kentucky, and Juli Fruit Dakin and her husband, Bob, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; two siblings, Jerry Fruit of Henderson, Kentucky, and Martha Matthews of Evansville, Indiana; three grandchildren, Brit Fruit of Sebree, Kentucky, Olivia Fruit of Henderson, Kentucky, and Ellie Fruit of Statesboro, Georgia; nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home. Dr. John Charles and the Reverend Nathan Whisnant will officiate.  Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and until service time Saturday at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be Jerry Fruit, Mike Fruit, Terry Fruit, Brit Fruit, Gaylon Fruit, Donnie Barnes, Phil Clayton, and Bob Dakin.