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Former Century Vol. Fire Chief, Charter Member Passes Away
May 16, 2012
A former chief of the Century Volunteer Fire Department has passed away. Charles Sansom, Sr., died Wednesday, May 9 at his home in Pensacola. He was 72.
Samsom was a charter member of the Century VFD. His family moved to Century in 1954 where he met his future wife of 51 years, Ruth, and graduated from Century High School.
He also served at the Monsanto Fire Department and was a member of Escambia Search and Rescue.
A visitation for Charles Herman Sansom, Sr. will be held Saturday, May 19 from 10-11 a.m. at St. Luke United Methodist Church on Nine Mile Road with a funeral service to follow.
For his complete obituary, click here.
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Charles will be missed by family and friends alike. His commitment to family, friends, and community is a achievement that all should strive for. It was never good enough for him to just have knowledge, but to see to it all around him had the same knowledge. Not just in words passed along, but in deeds and actions that motivated people to do things right, and for the right reasons. The success of every fireman in this area is the direct result of Charles’s relentless efforts to organize and develope the Fire services we know today in Escambia County. I am honored to have know Charles and his family, and will always have the benefit of the knowledge he passed on to me, and that allows him to always be there for me and to all who were fortunate enough to have known him. It is definition of a TRUE AMERICAN.