William "Chuck" Waters
(1943 to 2017)
Obituary
William Charles "Chuck"
Waters, 74, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017 in Duncan,
Oklahoma. He was born Feb. 10, 1943, in Oklahoma City.
A "Celebration of Life"
memorial service will be held in the Whitt Funeral Home Chapel in
Duncan on April 15, 2017, at 1 p.m.
Chuck graduated from Marlow High
School, the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor's Degree in
Business Administration and received the Hospital Administration
certification from the University of Minnesota. He also served in the
Army Reserves. Charles married Susan Warren on Jan. 23, 1965, in
Marlow, Oklahoma.
Charles enjoyed his almost 40-year
career in hospital administration. He began his career at Axtell
Christian Hospital in Newton in 1972. After seeing a duplication of
medical services because of the two hospitals in the city, he managed
to merge the hospitals. Shortly thereafter, he and the board of
directors, the doctors and the community built Newton Medical Center.
He served in Newton for 31 years. He then moved to Ponca City, where
he was the CEO of Via Christi Oklahoma Regional Medical Center for
four years. After Via Christi sold the hospital, he spent the last
four years of his career in Hoisington, as the CEO of Clara Barton
Hospital. He loved every hospital and every employee dearly. He was
awarded many outstanding honors by the Kansas Hospital Association,
but what meant the most to him was the people he worked with and the
service they together provided. He truly loved his career and his
family. He was a member of the Cherokee Nation and the First Nazarene
Church of Wichita.
He enjoyed playing golf and watching
sports of all kinds.
Chuck is survived by his wife of 52
years, Susan; his daughter, Stacy Dickerson and husband Scott, of
Wichita; his sister, Kay Gatlin and husband Ric, of Marlow, Oklahoma;
his brother-in-law, Bill Warren and wife Karen, of Cleveland, Ohio;
many nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, Bill and Deane Waters.
Memorial contributions can be made in
Chuck's name to Lewy Body Dementia Association, 912 Killian Hill
Road, S.W., Lilburn, GA 30047 or in care of Whitt Funeral Home, 3720
N. Highway 81, Duncan, OK 73533.
Online condolences may be made to the
family at www.whittfh.com.
