Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-11-02
HIS DEATH CAME SUDDENLY.
Charles Lindstcdt Was Found Dead
in Bed ut His Home.

evening, Oct. 22d. Few, however,
knew OF his death until after tho
funeral and interment Sunday after
noon.
1t is not known when Mr.. Lind
stedt's death occurred, but it was on
Saturday morning that his body was
found, death having come to him
between that time and Thursday
evening, when he was seen by neigh
bors at his home. Not seeing him
during Friday, neighbors began to
wonder at his absence from homo,
and an investigation was started. Tho
house was locked, so the door was
broken open and the house entered,
and Mr.. Lindstedt's body was found
in bed, cold in death. He had not
been sick so far as the knowledge Of
observed, yet his physician stated
that the announcement Of his death
was no. surprise to him. as death
was liable to come to him at any
moment, MIR. Iindstedt having been
for Il long time subject to attacks Of
heart failure and high blood pres
sure, to which causes his sudden
death was due
The fact that Mr.. Lindstcdt was
alone when death came was due to
the unfortunate circumstance that
Mrs. Lindstcdt was under treatment
at thc hospital at Chick Springs,
whore she had been for Il month. On
learning OF the death Of her halt-
brother, Mrs. James Phinney, OF
/ West Union. went at once to Chick
Springs and accompanied Mrs. Lind
stcdt TO her home.
Charles \. LindStedt was born in
Charleston on April 9th, 1861, and
his wife being, before marriage, Miss
Alice Hubbard, Of the Richland sec
ton. The deceased is survived by
his widow, two half-sisters and one
half-brother, these being Miss Annie
Stucke, OF Charleston; Mrs. James
Phinney, Of West Union, and Henry
Stucke. Of Oklahoma.
| Mr.. Lindstedt had many friends in
this section, who will learn of his
death with sorrow, for his friends
were numbered by his acquaintances.
Charles Lindstedt was a splendid fel-
low, a friend to all who were worthy
of his friendship, charitable in his
views, yet by no means one who
sanctioned wrong-doing, vice or evil.
Typical Of the daily life OF the man
was an incident Of which we have
heard. Mr. Lindstedt was a great
lover Of flowers and about his home
there was always profusion Of
them. During the protracted illness
OF neighbor Mr.. Lindstedt was the
constant inquirer after the patient
and the donor Of handsome, fragrant
bouquets almost every Sunday. One
day the invalid passed to the better
world, and Mr.. Lindstedt called again
at the home bereft Of loved one.
But he carried no flowers on this
visit, and he explained this by say
ing that the invalid could no longer
enjoy them, and was now ENJOYING
the beauties of better and purer
+ flowers than he could grow. His
were for the livng-and it Is said Of
him that he never willingly lost an
opportunity to use the flowers result
ing from his labors for the cheering
Of others about him, especially when
! sickness had come and brought the
shadows close about some friend CT
acquaintance.
Personally the death Of Mr.. Lind
stedt comes as sorrow to the edi-
tor Of The Courier. We had known
him for many years-intimately for
some eight or ten years--and we
never found time when we were
too busy to stop and shake hands
| with him. t was Il pleasure always.
lie was not man Of extensive cdu-
cation or unusual brilliance. lie was
simply mana clean man--as we
knew him. and we admired him for
his manlincsS. Faults he had, with
out doubt: but they were not vicious
faults--and he was "a man for all
that He is gone now. and we like
to think Of him as a friend who in
life sought to do some good-all the
good he could-and we honor his
memory.
Mr.. I.indstedt was consistent