Fallen Hero: Retired Sergeant First Class Charles Ermit Gould

Walnut Grove, MS

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Funeral Home

Wilcox Funeral Home

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Obituary

Military Service Tribute, Honors, and Obituary:

Recognizing and Honoring a Fallen Hero, Who Served Within the Mississippi National Guard. “Fallen, Yet Not Forgotten”.

In recognition of our proud American tradition of honorable service which our military men and women have given to their country and our State, we honor a Fallen Hero.  Our nation, our state, and the National Guard Association of MS (NGAMS) regard the memorializing of its retired military deceased as an honorable and sacred obligation.

Another great Soldier and Fallen Hero has been released from duty, passed from our ranks on April 6, 2025, and has moved on to his heavenly home.  Retired Sergeant First Class Charles Ermit Gould, age  80, who had served within the 4th Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment has departed and gone to a better place with our good Lord.

It takes a special person to serve within the military for their country, giving up their family time, comfort, and safety for their country, ultimately for all Americans to enjoy their freedoms, safety, and way of life. We now applaud you for your service to our country.  A special message from General Douglas McArthur remains applicable today for our servicemen that have passed: “Old Soldiers never die; they just fade away”.

Rest in Peace Soldier.  We applaud your patriotism, sacrifices, and brave efforts in serving our country and your family for their support of your service. We thank you for your service. Without your efforts and your families’ support, our country would not stand so boldly, shine so bright, and live so free.

You now have earned a rest, so go fly with the Angels, go rest high on that mountain; your work on earth is done. Go to heaven a-shoutin’ Love for the Father and the Son.

Another great Soldier has gone home, “Fallen, Yet Not Forgotten, Soldier for Life”.

Obituary, Visitation, and Service details:

Walnut Grove, MS
Charles Gould, 80, a retired maintenance supervisor for MS Dept of Transportation, died Monday, April 6, 2025, at MS Baptist Medical Center-Leake.

Visitation is 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Wilcox Funeral Home. Visitation will also be from 10:00 am until 11:00 am Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Services will be at 11:00 am Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Bro. Travis Watkins and Bro. David Rives officiating. Interment will be in Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery. Wilcox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Gould was a native of Newton County. He served as a church elder at Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was also a Mason and a Gideon. Mr. Gould served as a SSGT in the MS Army National Guard.
Survivors include his daughter, Sondra Gould Spell (Steve) of Walnut Grove and 1 grandson, Jon Spell.

Pallbearers are Andrew Grayson, Mike Madden, Jamie Sistrunk, Ned Sistrunk, Steve Burton, and Noah Roberson.