Charles Henry Eaves Sr.

Charles Henry “Salty” Eaves, Sr., the son of the late James and Willie Eaves, was born on September 6, 1943. At an early age, “Salty” accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Salty attended and graduated from J.W. Million School in Earlington, Kentucky, as a spirited basketball team member. After High School, he served in the United States Army and later moved to Gary, Indiana, where he was employed by Inlay Steel Mill.

He leaves to cherish his memory his wife: Pernell Eaves; daughter: Travanda “ME” Eaves of Terre Haute, IN; sons: Charles (Nikita) Eaves Jr. of Madisonville, Kenneth (Lynn) Caldwell of Louisville, KY, Vayshell Caldwell of Chicago, IL, Michael (Tiffany) Caldwell of Madisonville, and Rev. Clifton Caldwell of Chicago, IL; sisters: Ruby Eaves of Elizabethtown, KY, Rev. Shirley Eaves of Madisonville, and Etta Mae Martin of San Diego, CA; brother: James Edward Eaves, Jr. of Paris, TN; and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.