The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-03
DEATH or C. P. PARSONS
He Developed and Built Up the st.
Joseph Lead Company, the Largest
Lead Mining Works in Missouri.

Mr.. Charles B. Parsons died at
his home at Riverside last Friday,
January %, 1910, after lingering
Illness of several months, aged 70
years, eleven months and two days.
Mr.. Parsons was the wealthiest and
one of the most prominent Of st.
Francois county's citizens, who
since 1867 has been associated with
the st. Joseph Lead Company as
superintendent, stockholder and di-
rector, and to whose genius and ex-
cellent business management IL due
the development and success OF
that company's property, the larg-
est and most complete disseminated
ore mining plant in the State and
one Of the largest in the world.
Born in Benson, Rutland county,
VT, February 70, 1886, he was taken
while IA child, by his father, Henry
A. Parsons, to Rochester, n. Y.
The family resided in Benson only a
few years and then removed to
Michigan, where he was educated in
tho public schools. At the age of 81
Mr.. Parsons studied for the profess
aion of dentistry and practiced it
for time.
When the civil war opened he
joined Company +, Fourth Michi-
gan Volunteer Infantry, as second
lieutenant. He served through all
the battles OF McClellan's + campaign
and was promoted to captain. He
was disabled and resigned from the
army in March, 1868.
For time after the close Of the
war he engaged in mining In Mas
sachusotts. In May, 1867, having
been offered the position of supcrin.
tendent of the st. Joe Lead Com
pany ut Boune Terre, he came to
Missouri and lived near Bonnie
Terre ever since. In 1862 he mar
ried Miss Jane Doolittle, II native
Of Canady, in New York, who sur
wives.
They had eight children, five OF
whom are alive: Mrs. Ben Blewett,
wife of the superintendent Of the ST..
Louis public schools; Mrs. George
Knapp OF Nincenres, Ind; Miss
Bertha Parsons, and Roscoe ). and
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Mr.. Parsons was IA Mason. A Re
publican in politics; for many years
he was postmaster at Bonnc Terre.
He was All officer and director in
several of the largest corporations
In Southeast Missouri. He was res
ident director OF the st. Joe Lead
Company, vice-presidont Of the
Doc Run Lead Company, vice-presi-
dent of the Mississippi River and
Bonne Terrc Railroad Company,
and director in the Farmers and
Miners Bank at BOnne Terre.
On account OF his advanced age
he retired from active business sew
cral years ago. Last May his health
began failing SO rapidly he took to
his bed and never regained his
health.
The funeral took place at Bonne
Terre last Sunday, and was one Of
the largest and most imposing that
was ever seen In this section. Peo-
pie were there from all over the
country and from st. Louis to show
their respect for the dead and sym
pathy for the family. The pail
bearers were DR.. G. 7. Postan,
Robert Sellors, j. f. Kehrman, w.
J. Hobbs, f. II. Dearing, O. NJ. Bill
har2, and G. II. Fake. Among the
honorary pail bearers were Thomas
Lang, f. Desl0ge, G. f. Setz, NJ. l..
Clardy, DR.. McNutt of Pevely and
} Jesse Elvins.
MIR Thomas Lang of this place,
on the part of Picket Post No. 2lj
Grand Army Of the Republic, which
Mr.. Parsons organized, took Deau-
tiful silk flag to lay on the casket of
their dead comrade.
Among those from Pennington who
attended the funeral were Thomas
Lang, f. A. Rozicr, Nj. ?. Cayce,
q. W. Grover, X. &. Weber, Peter
. Guessing, VIM. O'Sullivan, {. Il
Denman, Clint Denman, Carlisle
Rozier and Miss Gladys Rozior.
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