Charlotte McCormick Obituary

Charlotte was a wonderfully smart, delightful, and kind person. I so enjoyed her company and valued her friendship. We laughed so much so many times! I know here joyful spirit will live on in her beautiful daughters, and her beloved grandchildren. My heart is sad that she left too soon. I miss Charlotte a lot! With love to the Lisa and Blair and the whole family. Joanne Gigliotti

Last year the Bell School (Lake Forest, IL) Class of '59, the last graduating class of the school before it merged with what is now the Lake Forest Country Day School, had its 60th reunion in Lake Forest. We had lost touch with Charlotte over the years but were able to track down this obituary and want the family to know we remembered her with fondness. I meant to leave such a message at that time but the sentiments remain.

This breaks my heart. She was a dear good friend to us all. Will always remember what fun we always had. After school my husband and I had many adventures with Charlotte and Ted.. she was a wonderful intelligent woman.

Dear Blair and Lisa, I am so sorry you have lost your precious mother. Charlotte, Annie Cooke, and I were roommates and good friends at Mary Baldwin. We saw each other last, at our 40th reunion five years ago. It was as if no time had passed at all. Charlotte was so cute, so funny, so smart, and so loving. Annie and I looked at each other and laughed when we helped put Charlotte's bags in her trunk. There, all rolled up in a ball was a beautiful leather and fur jacket. It brought back memories of our dorm room. Our 35th reunion was even more fun. We spent a couple of days with Charlotte in Warrenton before going on to Staunton, VA. I seem to remember a pot bellied pig with hair issues running around the pond. I lived in Memphis for a year and Aunt Bootsie and I would have lunch once a month. I felt like I was with Charlotte because their senses of humor were so alike and so wonderful. I came to Anniston, AL to see you, Blair, when you were about 8 months old. Charlotte brought you girls to my house in Atlanta for a few days before another visit to Anniston. It was a very hot summer. The air conditioning in my upstairs bedrooms wasn't working, so we stayed in the pool until midnight when it was cool enough to sleep with fans. I will always remember how much fun we had at Charlotte's Deb party and how absolutely beautiful she looked at her wedding. I know it was a blessing for Charlotte to be surrounded by her beautiful daughters and precious grandchildren . I hope that your wonderful memories of your mother will soon bring smiles rather than tears. I send you my condolences and my love. Celie Travis

Dear Blair and Lisa, I am so sorry you have lost your precious mother. Charlotte, Annie Cooke and I were roommates and friends at Mary Baldwin. We saw each other last 5 years ago at our 40th reunion and it was as if time hadn't passed at all. Charlotte was so cute, funny, smart, and loving. Annie and I laughed and shook our heads when we were helping Charlotte put her bags in the trunk, and there was a beautiful leather and fur jacket all rolled up in a ball. Our 35 th reunion was even more fun, for we spent a couple of days with Charlotte in Warrenton before going on to Staunton, VA. I seem to remember a pig who had hair issues running around the pond. I will never forget how much fun we had at her Deb party or how beautiful Charlotte was at her wedding. I came to Anniston, AL to see Charlotte and Ted when you were about 8 months old, Blair. And Charlotte brought you girls to see me in Atlanta before you all visited in Anniston. It was a very hot summer and the air conditioning didn't work in the upstairs where you all were staying. We stayed in the pool until around midnight when it would be cool enough with fans to go to sleep. I have thought and thought of Charlotte this past year, but never called. I so regret not keeping in touch. I know it was a blessing to her to be surrounded by her beautiful girls and precious grandchildren at the end of her life. I send you my sympathy and my love. I hope that those wonderful memories of your mother will soon bring smiles rather than tears.

Dear Charlotte's daughters,
With sadness for you and for all of those who knew your mom so many years ago, we send love and condolences.
Your mom always made me laugh as she skullked around the halls at MHS. She was one of the tiniest people I've ever known and she had a very funny sense of humor and a real ability to find even the most tramatic things funny. It helped us all put life in
perspective when we were so young and everything was a tragedy.
We bonded more than we knew in those years and all of our class of 1963 will miss her.
You are too young to lose your ma but I wish you happiness and health and some silliness in your lives.
Love, Sandy Perkins