The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-25
Whose Death Was Announced in
The Daily Gate City
Few Weeks
Ago.
HE WAS A KEoKUK BOY
Who Began His Business Career
in This City and Won
Confidence and
Respect.

A few weeks ago in the early part
OF the month The Gate City published
the announcement of the death of G..
W. Ogden of Kansas City, former
resident of keokuk, son OF the late
Robert B. Ogden, well known in form
er years as prominent citizen for
many years Of this city. The deceas-
ed was also a nephew Of respected
citizen of Keokuk, Mr.. H. r. Miller,
assistant postmaster.
This office is in receipt of a recent
number of the Fidelity Spirit" a
monthly publication, issued by the
Fidelity Trust company, at Kansas
City, Mo-, the city in which Mr. Ogden
had resided for number of years. 1t
contains the following tender and de-
served tribute to his memory:
Death Of c. w. Ogden.
The untimely passing OF Mt.
Charles w Ogden was distinct loss
to the institution, as well as great
shock to his associates and his many
friends. Mr.. Ogden had been the
manager of the Fidelity Safe Deposit
company from the date of its organiza-
ton. and it is largely through his
untiring activity in building up the
business that the present success OF
the safe de- osit vaults has been at
tanned
with a keen business acumen and
an alert and progressive point of
view. Mr.. Ogden took the greatest
pride In keeping In close touch with all
that tended to the further develop
ment Of his particular field, and his
ri, ,icfr Ft,11S- OH 0f
the times. no uptodate feature escap-
ing his scrutiny and adoption. His
recent series of articles in this mag
azine were valuable and instructive.
and will be pleasantly remembered
for the many interesting facts in con
Injection with the safety deposit bust
ness with which we were all unfa-
miliar
Courteous, sauve, a fine and con.
vincing conversationalists, by combin-
ing courtesy with tact, he made
friends among the PATRONS Of his de-
partment, who had the utmost conf
dence in his counsel Stricken in the
prime of life, and at the zenith of a
particularly useful and satisfying
business career. his going is one Of
the immutabilities of fate which it is
difficult to reconcile and understand.
Mr.. Ogden came to this city from
Keokuk, Iowa, and had been identified
with the banking business for about
thirty years. His early association
with the Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage
company was followed by his transfer
to the Lombard Investment company,
which was the virtual inception of the
present company. His widow was a
daughter Of the late Mr.. A. H. Natter,
so long at the head of our mortgage
department. He is survived also by
one son, Mr. Whitney Ogden, fine
manly lad, now in his senior year at
Ann Arbor University.
The funeral services on January 4
were attended by a considerable num-
Der Of officers and former associates,
and during the hour Of the services a
handsome wreath placed on the mas
sive vault entrance bore mute witness
to the departure Of the familiar figure
who had been so long and so prom
inentIy connected there. MIR. Henry c..
Flower and Mr. A. d. Rider, with Mr..
Lester w. Hall were among the FALL
bearers, and Mr.. d. M. Conner, as an
old family friend, was chosen to act as
escort to the ladies Of the immediate
household
'Tnterment was made at Mount
Washington.
20. NJ. WAY"