The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-10-19
Well Known Transfer Man
Found Dead in His Home
at Noon Sunday
APOPLExY ENDS HIS CAREER


known in Kenosha as Charley"
Parker and head Of the Park Transfer
Company, was found dead in the bath
room Of his home on Fremont avenue
just after noon Sunday. Death came
Mr.. Parker had been seemingly in ro-
bust health during the morning and
few hours before his death he had been
about the house as usual lie was
alone in the house when the final sum
mons came as Mrs. Parker had gone to
attend the regular morning services at
the Henry M. Simmons church. The
body was found by Prof. Edward F.
Randall, principal Of the Balm school,
who with his family occupied apart
ments on the second floor of the Parker
home. DR.. c. II. Gephart was hurried
ly summoned to the house and he made
an examination of the body and de-
clared that Mr.. Parker had been dead
for some time and that death had re
suited from apoplexy.
Mr.. Parker had been to his place of
business on Sunday morning but re-
turned to the house and took bath
AMI was shaving himself when Mrs.
Parker left for church. He called out a
CHEEKY "good byeo to her and said
that he would stop at the church to
bring her home in time for dinner. He
returned TO the bath room and contin-
ued his work of shaving. A few
minutes later one Of the men from the
barn came to the house and Mr. Parker
arranged to go for short drive in
the country. He told the man to 60
back to the barn and clean up the
buggy while he finished dressing. Lat
err the man returned to find the house
locked and being unable to get any
response from within he returned to
the barn. Mr.. Randall returned home
lust after noon and started to the
basement Of the house to put some coal
in the furnace when be discovered the
dead body Of Mr.. Parker. He evident
ly had died shortly after Mrs. Parker
had left the house as the package Of
talcum powder which he was accustom-
ed to use after shaving was still
clutched in his hand.
Charles Philo Parker had spent his
entire life in Kenosha. He was a son
of the late Oscar Parker, one of the
pioneer residents of Kenosha and was
born Oct. 8, 1858. He was educated in
the Kenosha high school and early in
life learned the trade of brick mason.
He worked at the trade until fifteen
years ago when he went into the trans
fer business in which he had been
highly successful. Mr.. Parker was
widely known in Kenosha and he had
a great circle of friends to whom the
announcement of his death came as a.
great shock.
On Oct. IL, 1898 Mr.. Parker was
married to Miss Amanda Ewing and
Mrs, Parker is the sole surviving mem
Der Of the family.
While death came without any warn
/ ing Mr.. Parker seems to have had a
presentiment that he might die in this
manner and only short time ago he
had told of his fears to some of his
close friends. To these people he de-
clared that he feared sudden attack
of heart trouble. On Saturday he had
complained of pain over his heart
and at that time he had insisted that
he was going to retire from business
in a short time because of his fear
from The disease.
Mr. Parker was associated III bust
ness with his brother Fred Parker who
will undoubtedly continue the bust
ness.