Background
Charles, Howard Clifton was born on March 31, 1918 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Howard Clifton Senior and Jessie Mae (Idol) Charles.
Charles, Howard Clifton was born on March 31, 1918 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Howard Clifton Senior and Jessie Mae (Idol) Charles.
Associate of Arts, Mars Hill (North Carolina) College, 1939.
Manager, Firestone Home & Auto Store, Reidsville, North Carolina, 1946-1948; manager, Control Carolina Warehouses, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina, 1949-1955; Chief Executive Officer, president, Control Carolina Warehouses, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina, 1955-1980; Chairman of the Board, Control Carolina Warehouses, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina, since 1980.
Trustee Mars Hill College, since 1987. Board directors Chapels for the Retarded Centers in North Carolina, 1976-1988. Deacon First Baptist Church, Greensboro, 1980-1984, Sunday School teacher, since 1956.
Served to major United States Army Air Corps, 1941-1945, lieutenant colonel Reserve retired. Member Retired Officers Association (president 1990), North Carolina Warehousemen's Association (president 1975), Toastmasters (president 1957), Kiwanis.
Married Rachel Louise Charles, June 14, 1941. Children: Rachel Diana Phillips, Janie Leah McKnight.