The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-05-18
Charles Illiost Duvall.


Chas. Elliott Duvall, con Of Samuel |
and Elma Duvall, was born February |
1, 1851, died May 8, 1905.
A mere subtraction of dates deter.
mines the fact that but little over a |
half century marks the period of this
mans life, short time in which to
accomplish all that one might hope to
do in his earthly career. But those
who best knew the deceased realize
that as we live in deeds, not words"
so, not the number of years, but the
manner In which they are spent, de-
termines the value of that life.
Mr.. Duvall was born in Lyncbburg
and spent his early boyhood on farm,
and while doing the work incident to
the life of farm boy, fted himself
for school teaching. He taught
number of terms, but finally aban.
doned that profession for the more
conRenial farm lite, so that the greater
portion of his days we're spent in agri-
cultural pursuits. He was always a
man of most Industrious habits, and
by an intelligent application of that
industry and by commendable econo.
my and progressive, business-like
methods, he was enabled to become
eminently successful In his chosen
occupation and acquired competency
therein. A few years ago he pur-
chased the beautiful farm on which
he spent the remnant of his life. Here
surrounded by all the comforts and
conveniences of a modern home, he
seemed to have promise of long lite
with such happiness and content as
justly belongs to him who reaps the
result of honest labor But about two
year ago his health began to fail and
for the last ten months he was con.
firmed invalid. He gradually grew
weaker until the sands of life being
fully run he quietly sank into eternal
| slum Der.
December %, 1877, he was married
to Ella Cochran. In her he found a
true helpmeet, a sharer in his tolls,
his sorrows and his joys, and who, as
she sits in all the grief of widowhood,
has the consciousness that she did all
that she could, all that love prompted,
to administer to him in his suffering
and an equal consciousness of his ten.
der solicitude for her and her future
comfort.
To them two children were. born,
Albert, who is now married, and Eliza,
who Is still living at the homestead.
Mr.. Duvall found his chief delight
in his home and his family. He there
fore not only surrounded his loved
ones with the ordinary comforts and
conveniences of life, but many of the
luxuries, believing that the best was
none too good for those who consti-
tuted his household. He was fond of
travel, and has taken various trips
through different parts of the coun-
try, finding much recreation and in i.
struction In what he saw and heard.
In early life he united with the
Methodist Church and was identified
with it throughout his life. He was
never a strict sectarian, however, but
was exceedingly broad-minded and
liberal in Christian thought. He was
believer in the truth that "By his
fruits shall you know him." and his
faith was supplemented by an honest,
upright mode of living, which gained
for him the respect and confidence of
the community in which he lived and
of all who were privileged to know
him.
A man of industry, integrity and
intelligence, he leaves behind him a
record of clean, pure life, a life of
activity and usefulness, which has
added to the sum total of that which
Is good in human existence.