The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-12-04
Funeral of James F. Charles.

The funeral services of James
Franklin Charles, an account of
whose death has already been pub
lished, were held at the home of his
father, Mr.. John Henry Charles,
eleven miles below the city, on the
Augusta road, at II o'clock yesterday
morning. Many relatives and friends
gathered at the home place to pay a
last sad tribute to the departed and
to express sympathy to the bereaved
family. The services were conducted
by DR.. q. T. Cody, of the Baptist
church, and beautiful music was rem
dered by a choir composed of per-
sonal friends of the late Mr.. Charles.
The floral offerings were wonder
fully beautiful and bore fragrant yet
| silent testimony of the esteem in
which Mr.. Charles was held, not only
in the neighborhood of the home of
his childhood but even from far
away Columbia, Atlanta, New York
and other distant cities where his
duties called him in the more ma
ture years of his life and where he
made new friends with that same
geniality which had endeared him to
his boyhood associates. One of the
most beautiful designs was sent by
Mr.. J. E. Avery, of Atlanta, the dis
trict manager of the Union Metallic
Cartridge Co., by which company the
deceased was employed.
Every circumstance during the long
illness of Mr. Charles gave, evidence
of the high esteem in which he was
held by all who knew him either
personally or in a business way. AL
though stricken in April with Bright's
disease, his employers never failed to
send his monthly salary and the New
York office of the company in addl-
ton sent beautiful floral tribute.
Mr.. Charles had been elected to men,
bership in the following orders: Elks,
K. of P, Masons and T. P. A. Rep
resentatives of all these orders were
present at his funeral, knowing full
we'll that each had lost a personal
friend and worthy member.
At the conclusion OF the funeral
service the remains we're taken to
Piedmont, S. c., for interment.
Under ordinary circumstances, the
death of Mr.. Charles would have been
more than usually distressing but
there was an added incident which
rendered it peculiarly so. The loss of
one so noble in all the attributes OF
true manhood, so young, so generous
and so true, is the cause of a grief
almost beyond the endurance of his
immediate family, but another one is
called upon to experience that keen
pang of sorrow which always comes
from the loss of loved one. Some
time before he was stricken with the
dread malady which caused his death
he had won the heart of, Miss Addys
Havs. daughter of Major E. R. Hays.
of Bamberg, S. C. The wedding day
was fixed for June 5th of this year
hut was postponed because of his ILL
ness. His groomsmen had been cho-
sen and all made ready for the JOY
ous occasion. How the Dark Angel
of death disarranged the plans of the
youthful and happy pair was all too
plainly apparent when those same
men. with head bowed and with
hearts filled with anguish, tenderly
carried the remains to their last
erthly resting place. How inscru-
table are the ways of Providence and
how little does mortal man under
stand the Divine will!
During the sad days from April,
when the dread disease first made It's
awful presence known, even to the
day of his death he was cheered and
comforted by the presence OF her
who was the future wife of his fond
est hopes. The hospital in Charles
ton. where he was taken for treat
ment, had no terrors for her and
there also was she found ministering
to his wants and comforts as only
a loving woman can.
To the father and mother, broth
ers and only sister Of the deceased
the heartfelt sympathy of the entire
community is extended. What more
can be said than that they realize
they have lost devoted son and a
big hearted brother? But with true
fortitude and belief, they say with
him of old: 1T is the Lord. Thougn
he slay me yet will I trust in Him.
-Grenvillle Daily News.