Charles Tate Erwin, Jr.

Funeral services for Charles Tate Erwin, Jr., 79, will be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service on Wednesday. Monsignor Rothell Price will officiate the service. 

Charles was born on October 22, 1946 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Charles Tate Erwin, Sr., and Frances Erwin and passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2026 in Shreveport. 

Charles is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Carolyn Kirkland Erwin; sister, Jeneane Birdsong; brothers, William "Billy" Erwin, and Randy Erwin; grandson, Parker Cowan; and daughter, Kim Jordan. Left to cherish his memory is his daughter, Brandy Adams and husband, Linden; grandsons, Austin Cowan, and Connor Cowan; granddaughter, Carolanne Adams; daughter, Tina Erwin; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and friends.

Honoring Charles as pallbearers will be Austin Cowan, Connor Cowan, James Gaskin, Alan Gaskin, Steve Gaskin, and James Erwin. Serving as honorary pallbearer will be Parker Cowan.

The family would like to thank Garden Park for the exemplary care and compassion they gave Charles during his stay there.