The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-23
FINAL TRIBUTE
FOR YOUNG MAN
FUNERAL FOR ATTORNEY CHARLES
ALLISON MENKEMELLER HELD
YESTERDAY.
Many Personal and Fraternal Frtsndsi
Attend Service-Bar Pays
Tribute.

Tribute.
Yesterday afternoon in the family
home. 2nnS Enff street. funeral services
were Conducted for Attorney Nhhrlc!
Allison Mcnkcmcllcr. popular and bril-
liant son Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Monk
rmcllcr who passed away Wednesday,
following Il hricf illness nf pneumonia.
The Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Potter of Vance
Memorial (Prcsbyterian) church, ON
ciatcd. Entomhmcnt was in Gr"enw"ou
mausolrum. The service: were at''nu-
ID by many friends Of Mr.. Menkcmc'Ief
and fratcrnal brothers.
The active pallbcnrcrs were Judges
Alan II. Rnhnson. r. NJ. Addieman anu
J. 3. Sommerrille. md Attorneys ID. D.
Noncckcr, Joseph Handlan and Kent
Hall.
Bnr Associations Tribute.
The following beautiful trihut" o.
loving remembrance was passed y"ster-
day hy the Ohio County lSar aSs"'Iif
ton in honor Of Mr.. Mcnk"m"ller' ~h"
was one Of the youngest and most pop
ular attorney: in this community;
Charles A. Mcnkcmcll"r, MEMBER "t
the bar of ohio county, mas P"SEeu
away. Mr.. Mcnkcmcllcr was porn ~
the city Of Wheeling on FchrunrF
lSo5. He attended Center school. ana
that institution he entered he'iinh
nigh school on September Z. 1909. lie
uas. graduated from the high sChoo! OH
Juno n 1918. Immediately after IeaV-
Ine the high school he entered upon 'hc
. study Of the law ut washington H'.'.
Lee university at Lexington. VA az
th,. institution he devoted himself so
! faithfully and intelligrntly to MS "'uu-
| los That he completed the course ai'l""h
! the leaders Of his class. notwithstanding
! Tho fact that Mt thnt time he was oniE
| ,u,n,, ,.ycnrs Of axe. After leaving the
i university he took the West FlrEihih
| Rar examinations at MorEantown. pass
! cd thos, examinations with hiHh nom
mrs and was licensed To practicc ms
| chosen profession in tho state or WEI
! virginia. On March 81. 1915. hr W.
| admitted to practice Mt the har or 'h"t
; circuit court OF Ohio county. and "AH
! enthusiastically welcomed to oHr mem
hcrshir. Immediately after MS noun.
zion 10 practice h" opened ms Office j.!
rho city Of Wheeling. and from the Fcr!
beginning Of his venture nc RaEe W.
: Iinnt promise Of unhoun"cd SUCCESS
| with the coming Of the worll crls'S'
, ond +bc entering nf tho United States
itn thc great war for liberty. Mt M"nh-
,,clIn- willingly mid astd" the work 81
his private ufficc. and offered h'"'" ~
in the military Scrricc OF MS C"u't'
When he learned that the rhES'cai h',',
| itations under which h" suffered "ou'"
hor him from participation In the ""IN
| If The military field. hc immNd'ht"iF :"
| fcrcd himself to serve IN What"NfI
! oarit.- he nliEht be of best service. i,"s
| r,,riot tba, he was. he surrendered ms
! Growing law practice. and gave the '''c'
c;rh, months If his life in untiT'nG scr
| 1Ffiirnl nf Tho local UI'tiN
ho.rd Of tho city Of Wheeling. II was
while nc was on duty at tho draft pom"
| tha, on November /. 1918. he was StI'CN
on with his fatal illness. In IN" nM'
mesa hr was stricken down. and IN Wv
/ h,rnc.s no died. On him. MS truly ~
Of the uniformed soldier, VIII" mas ran.
on on the field Of battle. il mny ~ S'."
;h,t he died in the service Oh lies
| country. ,, two
In The death Of Mr.. Mcnkem"'lrr NV
b,r IF Ohio county is called upon 20
] ,>,,vrn the ,nes Of it's youngest mcm-
bor Fresh from tho schools. hr'nE'hh
! u.i,, hin, Tho highest scholastic hohorH,
hc cnmr To ua with brilliant promise y.
extraordinary success in t..r praC'lCr ~
! Sis nrorcssjon. In tho brief time ''''t
was given him TO rursu" Mig h'''N'''e
J o,,,or,, M he made Cor himself place
; Tint will W. hard IN fill. i'ho"""o VIZ
An attractive personality. ana ~ "
romc time blessed with great '"',"
| character: n"SscSs"h nf n MN" ~ wv
ueu,l raljh.r: animated Ivy serious
. ,,,r-n NJ nurpcs> beyond his years fir"u
m.i,h , hirh dngre, Of ambition and en-
/ orgy. filled with an unQucnrhhhlr Snf't
! 81 n,irirtisir Charles \. M"nRcm"'l''
o.,,l,,ishcd for himself an important
: r,,rc in the respect and afi"ctlohs VI
J ,b. liar and OF tho Who'll" cnEW"i"'!'
! His loss will hr kcenly f2.t.
! To nc who mourn his lnss. III" Sund"h
! onainr Of his life. 80 short in years
= c,rrni but hiring an added Sh"CK VIZ"
! the wish that hr might hav" llv"h 1" Nv.
! vclnn those r-r"rt r"w"rs that W.T." "'''
and nv experience might grow 'nin NJ
| natural nlacr among 1hr l"au'rS ~
! profession hero. l'ut lrt us r'
,h,, success IN life docs not always re-
| .,;.< I,rr,b If ,.cars Neither does II
! srmard recognition IN titles mn or
: r;cc when a young man Of unusual III
! ,uo,, ,n1 hport and determination IN"
li,{,.oncc has lenrncd tn do his WORK VIII
; a. cbcrrrul shirt. md has brought n'"-
! self with high ideals int" right rr'a''',nS
! u.irb his family. his community. W.
! country and his God and has r"no'''"
! dis,inEuIshcd though quiet service .
! his country. and has passed on 10 ',,'.
I ,irhcr fold of cndcRvor through IN"
| ,,o,nu.,v thor We call death. VINO shhll
! cav TINT hc has not already nch''H'"
| full cucccsso We who mourn inc "''
! NJ Charles 4. Mcnkcmrll"r r'jo'r" ''"e
! hn has Ind his pnrt In TINS Ere;t' n"".
| If freedoms dawn, and that hi.n'uN"
his wears arr few. hiS young A'i'
| hccn crowned ny real -uc"ess
| Mel son c. III 'bbAiSb'