Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
In Memoriam

| Charles Whitefield Huff, eldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James N. Huff, was
born December 20. 1867.
At an early age he gave his atten
ton to educational work, beginning to
teach in the rural schools at the age
iof II years.
In the year of 1896 his friends urged
him to try for the nomination OF
county superintendent Of the schools.
He received the nomination and was
elected He served two terms in this
Office and at the close of the second
he returned to the farm and taught the
rural schools Of the community.
When the law passed recently, by
the state legislature, granting life GER
tificates on certain conditions he was
among those who received them and
this he priced highly.
! Any trust or confidence placed IN
him was never betrayed.
He was married to Jada De Mar
November 6, 1898. To this union was
born three sons and three daughters,
I Milded, Pauline, Edith Lorine, Charles
| Herald, John Donald, Edna La Rue
i and James Harlan.
| His home life was very pleasant,
and he laways found comfort in his
companion and children.
! In his last illness he did not CON-
plain but awaited patiently the final
summons.
His death occurred at his home at
1920 p. M, Saturday April Z, 1917. He
leaves to mourn MS loss, his compan.
ions and children. parents, four
brothers and two sisters: D. G. HUFF
of Prairie, Colo: F. A. HUFF of Groy
lin. Colo, T. A. HUFF, Jennie Garrison
and Alvah D. HUFF all of Ash Grove
and Mrs. Mae Brouhard of Bloomfield,
besides other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held in old
Wesley chapel, April 10, Rev ]. s
Ragains in charge. Interment was
made in the Wesley chapel cemetery
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Winlfrcd Hughes.
One of the daughters born to Mr..
and Mrs Edward P. Hughes came to
gladden. her parents home soon after
the family came to Ottumwa, and pass
ed into the land beyond our sight in
the early morning of April II. 1917.
Two of her fathers family having pre-
coded her in death. She is survived
by her parents who reside in Ottum-
wa, two sisters Miss Jennie and Mrs.
Fred Carter who also reside in Ottum-
land Calf. David of Olympic. Wash
ington. and John OF Ottumwa.
Miss Hughes received her education
in the schools of Ottulnwa and the
University of Nebraska. She spent
most Of her life as teacher. Having
taught here she went to Nebraska
where she taught in Lincoln and in,the
Baptist college in Grand Island.
Her life was one of sacrifice. An ex-
ample of her faithfulness is seen in
her action about two years ago when
she felt she should be with her par.
ents. She gave up her position in
Grand Island and took work in grade
school in Ottumwa that she might at.
tend personally to the comfort of the
|ageI loved ones.
Early in life she Joined the Main
Street Methodist Episcopal church.
There she kept her membership until
she took up her work with the Bap.
fist college and then moved her men,
tership to Grand Island. In speaking
|of her once her physician said. She is
far too ambitious for her strength; she
will die in the harness" A prophecy
which came true.
The funeral services were conducted
at the late home on Ash street, Ottum.
wa. April 10. The service was in
charge Of Rev. c. A. Field of the Main
Street church, and the music furnish
ed by Miss Norfolk. Mrs. Swenson and
Messrs. Trenneman and Mather. Bur
ial was in the Ottumwa cemetery
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