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Charlotte (Jones) Collister, 80, passed away on October 21, 2020. Born March 14th, 1940 in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania to Edna Gillespie Jones and Richard Everette Jones. She graduated from Har-Brack High School as Valedictorian, Cornell University (BS in Hotel Management), and Case Western Reserve University (Master of Science degree). Charlotte was affiliated with Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. In 1964, Charlotte married her college sweetheart and best friend, Mike Collister. She had a long career with Ohio Bell and AT&T where she was General Business Systems Regional Manager, Ohio. She also worked with American Electric Power before starting her own consulting firm, The Collister Company, during which she consulted with many Fortune 500 Companies as well as small businesses. Charlotte was a facilitator for TechColumbus with CEO Forums and other executive forums. She was active in Cornell Alumni Associations serving as president of the Columbus Cornell Alumni Association, the Cornell Council in Ithaca, and the President’s Council for Cornell Women. Charlotte also served her community as Chair of the Board of both First Community Church and First Community Foundation. She was President of the downtown Columbus Kiwanis, and Treasurer of the Columbus Kiwanis Foundation. She was a graduate of the Columbus Leadership Program. Charlotte exemplified her commitment to community service with her work at First Community Church and Columbus Kiwanis. She delighted in her relationships with her fellow church members and Kiwanians, all of whom shared a love of serving the community businesses. She is survived by daughter, Kimberly Collister (Bob) Legge of Houston, TX and son, Scott (Merret) Collister of Mariemont, OH, four grandchildren, Ella and Wyatt Legge and Cricket and Charlie Collister, as well as brother, Wendell Jones of Oakmont, PA. A celebration of life will be scheduled in the Spring of 2021, when Covid concerns have waned. Those wishing to make an expression in Charlotte’s memory are asked to consider First Community Foundation, 1320 Cambridge Blvd., Columbus, OH 43212 or Charlotte’s funded Maud Alice Palmer Scholarship at Cornell University, 130 E. Seneca Street, Ste 400, Ithaca, NY 14850. Family has entrusted SCHOEDINGER NORTHWEST CHAPEL with arrangements.

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Charlotte Collister

March 14, 1940 - October 21, 2020

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March 14, 1940 - October 21, 2020

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