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Mr. Charles D. B. McIntosh Sr.

SUNRISE: November 10, 1930
SUNSET: December 1, 2021

Charles Decca Burgess McIntosh, Sr. affectionately known as Charlie Boy, Cowboy, Legal husband, Zico, Legal father in-law, Abuja, Knock the rock, Bloh, Chacha, Daddy, Papi, Papa, Pa, Godpa, was born to the Union of Rev. Fr. Charles A. E. McIntosh and Mother Catherine Irene Greenfield McIntosh on November 10, 1930. He was born on the S.S. Brutus, a British vessel, while his mother and father were returning from a church convocation, where Mother McIntosh had to play as the church organist and Fr. McIntosh had to preach. 

 

Rev. Fr. McIntosh was assigned to St. John’s Episcopal Church in Lower Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, Liberia, where Charles grew up. He was baptized at St. John’s Episcopal Church. He began to serve as an acolyte as he grew up. As an acolyte, Charles traveled with his father through Grand Bassa County, to include rural areas to take the gospel of God. Many times, they had to swim across rivers or cross in canoes to get to villages and towns to share the goodness of Christ. Charles grew up in the various parts of Grand Bassa County due to his family serving there, to include West Fortsville at the Greenfield Mission. The Greenfield mission was a seminary and mission school that was ran by his grandfather, Rev. William Alexander Greenfield.

Charles attended St. Peter Calver Catholic High School in Lower Buchanan, Grand Bassa County. He also was the founding member of BSBB Brass Band in Grand Bassa County. A band that was honored to perform for The Late President William V. S. Tubman at Liberia’s Centennial Celebration.

Charles continued his education in Monrovia, Liberia and became a Custom Officer. Graduating as top in his customs class, he quickly excel in Liberian Customs. Later, he decided to the become an entrepreneur. He established several businesses, an entertainment center, merchandise dealer, immigration agency, served as a Custom Broker. Along with his wife Margarette, he ran a home bakery, a transportation company called T-Margt, had a wholesale company, and was building a supercenter grocery store prior to the 1990 civil war. He took on all his entrepreneur endeavors while serving as the Personnel Director of the Abi Jaoudi and Azar Trading Corporation for 31 years.

 

Charles was blessed to share by being married to the late Mrs. Frances Morris and the late Mrs. Bernadette K. Nah, who recently died on September 23, 2007.

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He leaves to mourn his loving, caring and devoted wife, Mrs. Margarette D. Mellish-McIntosh, children, Catherine Mondaymah McIntosh, James McIntosh (Nephew and Son), Bishop Charles D.B. McIntosh, Jr. (Veronica), Pastor Georgia A. McIntosh Dennis (Tracey), Pastor Anthony B. McIntosh (Tracy), Mercy McIntosh, Dr. Harven V. DeShield (Shani), Charlesetta S. McIntosh-Jackson (Emmanuel), Catherine Huntress McIntosh, Yeatoe Gloria McIntosh, and Wokie Passawe-Lanier (James), his grandchildren, great grandchildren, siblings, Adeline McIntosh-Lawrence, Dr. Georgia Anna McIntosh-Golafale, and Tabolee C. McIntosh-Bouey, nieces, nephews and a host of relatives and friends.

Mr. Charles D. B. McIntosh, Sr. (S.O.A.P.) was predeceased by his parents, Rev. Fr. Charles A.E. McIntosh and Mother Catherine Irene Greenfield-McIntosh, brothers, Cllr. William A. Cisco, Sr., Samuel, McIntosh, James McIntosh, Alexander McIntosh, John Allen, sisters, Ida McIntosh-Hodges, Nellie McIntosh, Caroline McIntosh-Goodridge, Irene L. M. McIntosh, nephew and son Cyrus McIntosh.

 

 

Psalm 117: 1-2 (KJV)
O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth forever. Praise ye the Lord.