Charles Donald Imler, 49, of Bruceton Mills, WV, died unexpectantly, on June 6, 2025, at UPMC in Pittsburgh, PA. The son of Robert and Cathy Miller Imler, he was born in Bedford, PA, on October 26, 1975. In 1994, after graduating from Chestnut Ridge High School in Bedford, PA, Charles enlisted in the Army. After 20 years of active duty, he retired as a SFC while stationed at Fort Bliss, TX, also serving 3 years at Ft. Hood TX. He continued his military service in the 458 Engineer Battalion Support Company as an active member of the Army Reserves, stationed in Johnstown, PA. In 2018, he was employed by Panhandle Oilfield Services as a truck driver. In addition to his parents, Charles is survived by his wife, Kayla Dawn Collins Imler; his daughter and her husband, Justice and Matthew Mongold; stepchildren, Jayda and Carson; sisters, Julie and Amy (companion, Jeremy); his brother, Jay; nephews: Kaden, Noah, Bentley, River, and Wesson; and nieces, Abby and Bayley. Also surviving are his mother-in-law, Lori Collins; father-in-law and his wife, Kenny and Julie Collins; Kayla's grandparents, Melvin and Sharon Jackson and Wilma Collins; and his stepsister and brother-in- law, Taylor and Chris Rosenberger and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by Kayla's grandfather, Carl Collins; his grandparents, Gerald and Leone Miller and Charles and Ora Imler. Family and friends may be received at the Carl R. Spear Funeral Home in Brandonville-Bruceton Mills, WV, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, from 2:00-4:00 and 6:00-8:00 p.m., and on Thursday, June 12, at the Centenary Church in Bruceton Mills from 11:00 a.m. until the1:00 p.m. service with Chaplin, Captain Roy Schneider, officiating. Burial will follow at the Centenary Cemetery with full military honors by the 458 Engineer Battalion Support Company of Johnstown, PA. Condolences may be sent to the family at spearfuneralhome.net.