Snead, Charles Lindbergh
Birth: Wednesday, February 02, 1927 in Richmond, Virginia
Residence: Golden Beach, Maryland
Death: Saturday, June 05, 2010 at the age of 83
Laid to Rest: Monday, June 14, 2010 in the Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, Maryland
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Charles Lindbergh Snead, 83 of Golden Beach in St. Mary's County died Saturday, June 5, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was born on February 23, 1927 in Richmond, Virginia, the youngest son of the late Ruth Glen Olgers and Walter T. Snead.

He is preceded in death by his 6 brothers and sisters who were Walter T. "Buck" Snead, Carl M. Snead, Grace Dubas, Ruth Swann, Phyllis Crampton and Myrtle Jenkins.

He joined the Navy at the age of 17 and trained at Sampson, New York for a planned invasion of Japan during World War II. After the Japanese surrender on August 14, 1945 ended the war, he continued his service in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged on July 4, 1946. He served many years in the Navel Reserves. He studied and achieved a first class steam engineer's license in the District of Columbia and Maryland. In that capacity he worked at the Benning Power Plant in the District, then became the Assistant Chief Engineer at the Washington Evening Star newspaper until 1964. From 1965 until retirement, he worked as an engineer at the Greater Southeast Community Hospital.

Mr. Snead obtained an airplane pilot's license at the age of 20, and served in the Civil Air Patrol from 1956 to 1965. He owned a Piper Colt for many years, flying to various destinations from St. Mary's Airport. He lived with his family in Golden Beach for 45 years, enjoying boating, water sports, seafood and life on the shores of the Patuxent River.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Rosemary Quinn Snead, a daughter, Chris Polk and her husband, Richard Polk of Greensboro, Maryland, a son, Daniel Snead, and his wife Bernadette Snead of California, Maryland, his granddaughter Sarah Polk of Greensboro, Maryland, his grandson Aaron Snead and his wife Julie Snead of Garner, North Carolina, and his step-granddaughter, Mia Carroll of California, Maryland.

A family memorial service will be held on Monday, June 14, 2010 at Maryland's Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD, with full military honors at 10:00 A.M.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home.

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