Background
Goodnight, Charles Merle was born on February 27, 1922 in Prosper, Texas, United States. Son of Fred Hoyle and Eula Blossom (Wells) Goodnight.
Goodnight, Charles Merle was born on February 27, 1922 in Prosper, Texas, United States. Son of Fred Hoyle and Eula Blossom (Wells) Goodnight.
Manager, operator, Grocery Store/Svc. Station, Austin, 1946-1951;
owner, operator, Motel, Austin, 1951-1972;
owner, operator, Hills Cafe, Austin, 1957-1988;
owner, Goodnight Investments, Austin, 1951-1995. President Austin Restaurant Association.
Vice president Austin Board Realtors.
Board directors Austin Citizens League, Bank of Austin, RepublicBank, Parks and Recreation, Austin, Southside Savings and Loan Association, chairman, South Austin Medical Center, chairman. Chairman Civil Service Commission, Austin. Member Texas Restaurant Association (life, president), South Austin Civic Club (life), Blue Lodge, Shriners, Lions Club, Austin Area Research Organization, Girlstown, Shriners Crippled Children Hospital.
Married Claudia Ruddell Whitter, May 30, 1942. Children: Charles M. Junior, Susan Goodnight Pond, Claude Dean.