Charles was born in Detroit, MI, the son of Charles Mitchell and Gladys Rogers Finlayson. He married Gloria Mills on January 26, 1952 at Detroit, Michigan.He worked as a Teamster Semi-Driver. Charles lived in Lakeview, Arkansas since 1994 moving from Howell, MI. Chuck died Monday, March 8, 2010 at the Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House in Mountain Home, AR, at the age of 79 years, 8 months and 13 days.