The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-03-23
Death of Charles J. Cooper.

Ondfles d. cooper, son or Mr.. and
Mrs. James A. Cooper, of 1893 West
Main street, this city, died in Pittsburg
Pa, Thursday night of last week after
brief illness with typhoid fever. His
sister, Miss Edith, and he lived with the
same family and were toget her whenhe
was taken sick. Another sister, Miss
Alice, of this city. went to Pittsburg
the week before he died to help care for
him. Both were with him from that
time on, although after the seriousness
OF the attack became apparent he was
taken to hospital where he could have
the best professional attendance and
nursing. The reports of the illness
seemed favorable almost to the very
last, letters which spoke hopefully of
the case arriving but little ahead of
two dispatches, thsone of which told of
the sudden change for the worse with
the abandonment of hope, and the other
of his death. Since up to the time of the
attack of fever Charles had apparent
ly been in his usual good health, the
news of his death seemed almost un-
believeable to his friends in Owosso.
Charles Cooper was one of the boys
whom Owosso was proud to call her
own, and of whom his friends expected
much. He was twenty nine years of
age and had lived in Owosso nearly all
his life, his parents having moved here
from Ovid when he was a mere boy.
He was of a CHEEKY disposition, pleasant,
courteous and obliging, yet with keen
sense of humor and full of good spirits.
In his school work, both in Owosso and
at the University, he was earnest and
faithful. He graduated from the Owes
80 high school with the class of 1896
leaving record of school work we'll
done.
Instead Of going directly to the Uni
versity after graduation from the Owes
so school, he went to Detroit where he
was in the employ of d. M. Ferry and
one or two other firms for the next
three years. His work for each of these
firms was of the kind which marked
him for advancement, but wishing to
enter the field of electrical engineer
ing, he left to take up study along this
line at Ann Arbor. After completing
his work at the University he entered
the employ Of the Western Electric
Company at Chicago. Here his work
was more successful than any he had
before and about two years
ago he was transferred to the home Of
fees and factories of the company at
Pittsburg, Pa, where he was placed at
the head of one of the two main divi-
sions of the company's business.
Those who knew him in Owosso can
easily understand how he won his way
into the full confidence and esteem of
his employers, both by his attention to
his work and ability in it, and also by
the hearty good cheer with which he
went about everything-with theresult-
ing good influence upon those about
him. The future seemed to his friends
to be bright indeed for him. The shock
On learning of the sudden end to his
Ill too brief life was one which his
many friends in this city will never
forget.
The Misses Cooper, accompanied by
Mr.. A. Estup, of Pittsburg, a fellow
with Charles, reached
Owosso Saturday noon with the body.
The funeral services, however, were
not held until Monday forenoon at ten
o'clock. The services were both beau
tiful and impressive. The floral pieces
were Numerous and spoke eloquently of
Jhe regard in which the young man had |
been held. Rev. G. III. Hanks officiated |
and Supt. j. W. Simmons spoke appre-
ciatingly of his memories of Charles as
q student in the high school. Miss
Mary Lyon sang two solos. Twelve of |
the twenty-five members of the high |
school class of 1896 were present. After
the services the body was taken to Oak
hill cemetery where it was temporarily |
placed in the vault.
Besides his parents and two sisters
above mentioned, Charles is survived |
by two other sisters, Miss Nina, of Chi
cago, and Miss Lillian, of this city, and
a brother, James, of Chicago. All have
the sympathy of the entire community
in their loss