Mr. Charles David Mecklin, Sr., of Carrollton, Georgia, formerly of Memphis, Tennessee, died Monday, January 3, 2011. Mr. Mecklin was born on June 28, 1922, the second child of Joseph Remer Mecklin and Lydia Branning Mecklin. He served in both World War II and the Korean War as a Chief Petty Officer on aircraft carriers in the United States Navy. He worked for many years as a design engineer for the International Harvester Company in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Mecklin was a dedicated servant to the Whitehaven Presbyterian Church for many years, serving as a Deacon, Elder and Sunday School Superintendent. Most recently, he was a member of the Carrollton Presbyterian Church in Carrollton, Georgia. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Atteberry Mecklin, and a brother, Joe Mecklin. He is survived by son and daughter-in-law, David and Kay Mecklin, daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Alex Roush, five grandchildren, Raleigh Mecklin, Leigh Roush, Andrew Mecklin, Matthew Roush and Lindsay Elkins, and two great-grandchildren, Caroline Barnes and Jacob Barnes. He is also survived by his sister, Eleanor Mecklin Bishop, of Hernando, Mississippi, his brother, Don Mecklin, of Munford, Tennessee, and several nieces and nephews. The family wishes to thank the Carrollton Presbyterian Church, the Cottage Hill Subdivision, and the staff at Carrollton Manor, Autumn Square and Tanner Medical Center for their friendship and support of Charles during the twelve years he lived in Carrollton. Funeral services will be held in French Camp, Mississippi on Saturday, January 8, 2011, at the French Camp Presbyterian Church, at 12:00 noon CST. Interment will be at the French Camp Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to French Camp Academy at One Fine Place, French Camp, Mississippi 39745, or to the French Camp Presbyterian Church, 323 School Street, French Camp, Mississippi 39745.