The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-29
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGE s

NEEDHAM. Funeral service for
the late Mrs. Evaline Needham will
be held at the residence of the daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. r. Lacey, No. AIS First
avenue east, at 2:30 O'Clock p. m,
Sunday. May rs, 1913. Interment in
Forest cemetery.
GILCHRIST.-The funeral of the
late Mrs. Laura p Barr Gilchrist, who
died Wednesday, May 81, 1918, at
lilo p. M, aged So years, l month
and % days, was held Friday, May %,
at 2:30 p. M, from the residence, $40
North Market street. Rev. |. O. KEN
BILE conducted the services and music
was furnished by the Misses Leora
Price and Beulah Drinkle. The house
tendance at the funeral and the floral
tributes from sympathizing friends
we're almost endless in number and
very beautiful. Interment was made
in Forest cemetery
JOHNSON. - Relatives here this
Saturday morning received word of
the death of Charles Johnson, a for
mer well known stock dealer residing
here, which occurred at his home in
Hartford, Kansas, at 10 o'clock Fri
day evening, May %, 1913. The body
will be brought to Oskaloosa, arriving
Monday morning.
The casket upon arrival will be
taken to the residence of w. P. Hawk
inc, No. 824 High avenue east, where
prayer service will be held at two
o'clock for members of the family.
Funeral service at 2:30 o'clock p. M.
at McAuley Memorial Chapel at For
est cemetery.
Deceased was IS years of age. He
had been failing since the first of the
year and death was not unexpected.
He is survived by the widow and four
children, Earl, of Carrolton, Missouri;
Mrs. Edna Caldwell of Howard Kan
sas? Mrs. Anna Hoover of Cambridge,
Mass; and Miss Grace Johnson, at
home Hartford, Kansas. Two broth
ers, Albert of Lynnville. and Henry,
of Grinnell, Iowa, also survive. Mrs.
Johnson, the widow, is a sister of w.
L. Hawkins
JOHNSON. - Funeral services for
the late Charles Johnson were held
afternoon, May rs, first
prayer service at the residence of w.
F.. Hawkins, No. 824 High avenue
east, where were present seventy or
more members of the family and
close friends, and then at McAuley
Memorial Chapel in Forest cemetery.
A hn un Iii n
vice was conducted by DR.. David M.
president of Penn college,
with music by quartette of students.
At the chapel service DR.. Edwards
was assisted by Rev. Zeno H. Doane
of Lynnville. Sympathies of many
friends found expression in a great
display of flowers, many of the pieces
being large. The following to the
cemetery was one of the largest wit
messed in many months and the chap
ell was filled to capacity. Pail bear
ers were H. d. Lane, Frank Shoe
make, Edgar Macy, C. o. Macy, w.
C. Reed and Jasper Cox. Numbers
of friends and relatives were present
from a distance, quite a company COM
ing from Lynnville, the former home
of the deceased. President Edwards
presented the following historical
sketch of the man in connection with
the funeral address which he gave
Charles Johnson was born az Craw-
louisville, Montgomery Co., Indiana.
Jan. 81, 1845 In 1851 he with his
parents moved to Lynnville, Iowa.
where he resided until 1892. He was
married to Caroline Hawkins, a sis
ter of w. P. Hawkins of Oskaloosa,
April 2. 1880. For twelve years they
resided at Lynnville on the old home
stead, during which time six chill
dren came to bless their union. In
1892 they moved to Oskaloosa, Iowa,
where they resided for fifteen years,
moving then to Oklahoma, where bus
mess interests seemed to demand
their presence. After two years of
residence in Oklahoma they settled at
Hartford. Kansas. where they re-
manned until the time of his death,
which occurred on May %, 1913.
Charles Johnson had been in poor
health since last December. The ma
ture of his malady was general
break down which had been gradually
coming on for the last few years, but
which recently became accelerated,
resulting in the last few months of ILL
ness and finally in death. He is sur
vived by his wife, Caroline Johnson,
and four children, two having died,
one in infancy and one when eight
years of age, those surviving being
Ean Johnson of CarrOlton, Mo, Edna
CMrs. F. B. CaldwelD of Howard,
Kansas. Anna Hoover MRS. c. r. of
Cambridge, Mass, and Miss Grace
Johnson. Deceased was a birthright
member of The Society of Friends, to
which organization he was faithful
throughout his entire life, being at
the time of hs death a member OF Os-
kaloosa Monthly Meeting. He was
"a firm believer and staunch support
er of the belief of the church In which
he was born, by which he was reared,
and to which he gave a lifelong ale
gience. He was an advocate of edu-
cation. of Christian culture. He be-
.lieved in practical education, and
never lost an opportunity to lend en-
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