The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-14
mr.. SMlI E
By DEAI II S An I
Prominent and Popular Resi-
dent Of City is Dead Fl lloAs
ing LingeTin Illness
usEFuL BUslNEss cAREE
Community Loses a Citizel
Whose BenevoIe nces Stand
Out Prominently. ss1
Charles stratton smiley.

1
Out Prominently.
Charles stratton Smiley. pronntnssk
OIL and gas producer. banker tinaak5S
cfer. member of fraternal org
\ tons and wen known clubmans disas
lat his home, 248s East NJ fns
| at 8 o'clock Friday night. follow
an illness of Bright g disease.
was born at FEaDklins Pa, SepteHq
age. The funeral will be held ut tazs
afo. The funeral viii be held a. tne
IT Will be Masonic funeral
| 8 Knights Tempiar escort 2uEle9I
will be made In the Masonic cen1s
terry here.
The pail bearers. In fun TenpJA
dress. will be Harry g. HUFFMAN
| gil L. Highland. Hugh jarvis
Parsons, Hugh Downs. NJ. G. speIr
n e. Travis, Lee Williams
dru Tracey, L. p. Currence,
Knox and Charles W. Elurbee
The Elks lodge will sttand
services In body, assembt 1ng az sl4e
Elks home at 8 80 oscoc1
sharp, and marching to the lnllEls
residence. 81
Mr.. Smiley's death was NOT leasS
pected. He was stricken wit p93:
p1exy February IA, 914.s The con4AS
GlOn Ills AStA1l14 VIZ
taken to various places for treat TN y
but he gradually grew Eo rse.ss 30
Iseyeral weeks his Hines had besn
alarming. and in the last
| It became apparent that he cot s3Aos
live much longer Death car w
| the hour stated and he passea ia g ssz
peacefully in the presence OF tn aial rs
mediate, family and few tfdsnassS
The deceased man leaves a wt6oW
and four children, three daughteE
and q son. The daughters are: Janes
Ruth and Helen, all at home. The
son is Frederick, at home.
sisters and q brother also SURVIVE
Thy are Harry Smiley Of AAassHs
Mont; Mrs "A. u. Bower OF BM1defs
| pa. and Miss Laura Smily, of a1ik
lin, Pa. Mr.. Smileyss parents
several years ago
Mr.. smiley came to .Clarksbur
ll9O1 during the oil boom. ta9s hSNE
been Identified and associated
various oil enterprises ever since AeS
came 20 the city. At the time ~
his death he was president and GEN.
leral manager of the Star RIG, eel
and Supply Company; y3ce-preside
and director OF the Empire aMatl0nAlS
bank, ana director of the un5Qn
National bank. all Of this ctt
Mr.. Smiley was a member Of
number of lodges. He was g mems
Der of the C1arksburg Mason1c GLM3z
and life member Of CIarksbur
Lodge No. 482. Benevolent and E
tective Order Of Elks. he beapnkss
/ to Union Lodge No. 334, A. f. stIlsts
A. NJ, Bradford Pa; BradtordFChA
ter No. $50. r. A. M; BradtnzsS
Council No. 43. 3. 8: N. M. Ana
Trinity Commandery No. SO !.
q member OF Wheeling Consset
!! at Wheeling, and of the Order ct tsle
Mystic Shrine, at Erie. Pa, ~
q member of the Methodist HpfeSns
pal church here.
As clubmans Mr. Smiley
orally known all over the count
He was associated with we'll k16 NJ
races that are held each yea m
southern waters He was fent1fs9aas
tic in yacht racing and IN 971zE
tried on hOnors In the SOUTHERN
gattas yacht races:
MI Smiley was q business nj
and oil and gas operator who mi ~
be said to have an almost world ~
his entire life to some branch DE 4
industry He at one time held
responsible position with the s.
ard Oil Company in PhiladeIr
During the oil and gas boom 4 81
development In Pennsylvania hasWasss
of companies In the OIL and ssaa mel
He Is particularly well known my
Erie and Franklin. Pa and ot1lel
towns In that section. In faets
was generally known roughott
width and breadth Of the OIL ana
West Virginia.
he was engaged in. the n1anuEAEEtlT
Of oil well supplies AT the sane TIM