Charles Edward Bane

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

 To every thing there is a season,

and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

 a time to be born, and a time to die;

a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

 a time to kill, and a time to heal;

a time to break down, and a time to build up;

 a time to weep, and a time to laugh;

a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

a time to cast away stones,

and a time to gather stones together;

a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

 a time to get, and a time to lose;

a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

a time to rend, and a time to sew;

a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

 a time to love, and a time to hate;

a time of war, and a time of peace.

Mr. Charles Edward Bane, age 77, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee after a long, hard-fought, and brave battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “Charles Ed,” as he was affectionately known by some family and friends, was born August 21, 1948, in Rockwood, Tennessee. He was a member of Knoxville First Church of the Nazarene. Charles was a retired engineer with the Tennessee Valley Authority, and after retirement was an insurance agent with multiple insurance agencies, including Modern Woodmen of America. His life was marked by volunteering and active service to his community, including serving as Assistant Scout Master with Boy Scout Troop #108 in Rockwood and helping with many charitable and community projects. He also assisted many people as an expert genealogist by helping them discover their family’s history and honoring their loved ones through his work with Find a Grave. Known to his family as “Mr. Fix-It,” he was always willing to share his knowledge and skills with others, whether it be through fixing D.I.Y. projects, passing along his knowledge and skills to his children and the Boy Scouts he mentored, or serving as a teacher and substitute teacher in several middle and high schools in Tennessee and Florida earlier in his career. Charles enjoyed camping, hiking, biking, and history. He especially loved studying Biblical history. He also had a passion for gardening, which he shared with his father. He will be remembered with a smile for knowing all the words of church hymns from memory, enjoying British comedies and the Andy Griffith Show, often quoting lines and laughing at well-known scenes, and by locals for riding his bicycle 21 miles every day. Most of all, Charles was a devoted and loving husband and proud father and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond “Pud” and Lorita Bane.

Survivors include:

Wife of 57 years: Forrestine Allison Bane

Children & Spouses: Ginger Bane Coffey (Nathan)

Col. Dr. Charles “Chuck” Bane (Hanna)

Alison Bane

Granddaughters: Emma Bane and Alyssa Coffey

Sister & Brother-in-Law: Kathy Hight (Steve)

Several extended family members in Tennessee, Alabama, and Indiana, including a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins

The family will receive friends Friday, March 27, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Evans Mortuary. Funeral services will follow at 1:00 p.m. from the Chapel of Evans Mortuary with Rev. Jim Blackburn and Rev. Duane Allison officiating. Committal services and interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Rockwood. Evans Mortuary of Rockwood, Tennessee is honored to serve the family of Mr. Charles Edward Bane.