Charles W. "Charlie" Monts 82 of Little Mountain died Tuesday October 23 2007 at his residence.He was born in Chapin on June 16 1925 to the late Arthur C. and Jessie Lindler Monts. He was a US Army veteran of World War II and was retired from General Electric and North American Phillips Columbia Plant.Mr. Monts was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Little Mountain. He is survived by his wife Betty Slice Monts; a sister Janet Monts Adams of Prosperity; nieces Connie Monts (Hans) Doberass of West Columbia and Pamela Monts (Jimmy III) Dunbar of Chapin; nephews John Wyman (Anita) Monts of Gaston Donald B. Monts of West Columbia and Kenneth Monts of Irmo; several great nieces and nephews and a special friend Sandra E. Monts. He was predeceased by brothers J. C. Monts Claude L. Monts George Cecil Monts and Homer Willard Monts. Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 PM Thursday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church by the Rev. Fred Suhr. Interment was in Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery in White Rock.The family did receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 PM Wednesday at the Whitaker Funeral Home in Chapin.Memorials may be made to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Building Fund P.O. Box 186 Little Mountain SC 29075; Lutheran Hospice 1505 Blanding Street Columbia SC 29201; or Spinal Cord Injury Research 500 Taylor St Suite 403 Columbia SC 29201.Active pallbearers were Kenneth Monts Jimmy Dunbar III Wayne Hollis William Lane Sr. Gene R. Swygert and Joshua Monts.The family expresses special thanks to the employees of Home Health of Newberry County DHEC and Lutheran Hospice.Messages to the family may be sent via email at notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com.Whitaker Funeral Home Chapin is assisting the family.