Charles "Cork" Bridewell

Charles “Cork” Bridewell was born in Newport, KY on July 14, 1922. He passed away September 22, 2015 at the age of 93. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Helen Stanfield Bridewell. He leaves behind 2 sons, Terry Bridewell (Angie) and Dan Bridewell (Andrea); 2 daughters, Jan Hirth (Denny) and Micki Strong (Bob); 7 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Charles was a WWII veteran of the Army where he served as a Staff Sergeant. He earned the EAME Theater Ribbon with 5 bronze stars, a bronze service arrowhead for amphibious assault, the Purple Heart and a good conduct ribbon. As part of the 39^th combat engineers he was involved in many dangerous conflicts including Anzio Beachhead, Sicily, Po Valley, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno and North Apennines while serving in Europe and Africa. One of his many encounters while in Italy was viewing the public hanging of Mussolini. He and Helen were the original builders and owners of Alexandria Parkview. He later owned Bridewell Builders until his retirement in 1987. He was one of the early members of Main Street Baptist Church, instrumental in the building of the first church and the Calvin A. Perry Community Center. He served on the building committee at Main Street for several decades. Visitation will be held at Main Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, KY on Friday, September 25, 2015 from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Funeral Service at 11:00 AM. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, KY.