Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-14
CHAS. HAVENER, JR., DIES
MANY HEARTS SADDENED

Many hearts here were saddened
Tuesday morning, when word came
of the death of Charles Havener.
jr., of this place, which occurred at
the Bethesda hospital, GAINESVILLE,
Tuesday about 1:30 a. m. Death
followed an operation for appendi-
citis, after which pneumonia had
developed, the latter it is stated be-
ing the cause of his death. We'd
nesday of last week he was taken
i'll with influenza, but his condition
seemed no worse than that of many
other school pupils who were strick-
en- with the same trouble. Friday
the doctor discovered he had de-
veloped an attack of appendicitis,
but at first it was not considered
serious one. However he grew
rapidly worse, and Saturday after
noon he was taken by ambulance to
and was operated upon soon after
arriving there While the appen-
dix had not ruptured, it was filed
with pus. However he was doing
well, it is stated, until pneumonia
developed, which was on Monday,
and then it was that his condition
became critical, and his father was
sent for. His mother had remained
with him since the operation. His
lungs began to fill rapidly, and ow-
ing to his heart condition, death
soon relieved his suffering
1t will be recalled that over a
year ago, he suffered a long siege
winter he had had bad attack of
mumps. These things, all had les
sened his vitality so that he was in
bad shape to combat disease.
He was conscious until almost the
end, and realized his condition. Not
long before he died, he said to his
nurse that he had about come to
the end The nurse responded "the
end of what" and he replied, "the
end of perfect day" The body
was brought here in the Fisher am
bulance Tuesday morning, and TAX
en- to the home of his parents.
Charles or "Biddy" Havener as
he was almost universally called,
was Is years of age. He was a
bright, sunny boy, liked by every
one. He possessed an unusually
pleasing personality was of kind
teachers and pupils alike. He was
in the sophomore class of M. G M.
high school, and was considered a
good student He had also shown
cons drratIe talent as an art pupil
He attended Sunday school
regularly at the Methodist
Episcopal church, and was one of
the community's finest types of
yGLLg manhood.
lie was the only sou of Charles
and Ida Stewart Havener, and be
sides his parents is survived by n
years. The sympathy of the entire
community goes out to the parents
and sister in the loss of this, Their
dearly loved, son and brother
Funeral services, which were of
peculiar sadness, were held from
the Main Street Church of Christ
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock,
and were largely attended, the
church capacity being far made
quate to accommodate those in at
tendance. The pastor of the church.
Rev. B. F. w. Pitman, had charge of
the services, and he was assisted by
Rev. P. S. Neldon of the Methodist
Episcopal church. A quartet Of
young men from the high school
Messrs Harry Benjamin, Edward
Perkins, Paul Henderson and Will
mot Carnes, sang Nearer My God To
Thee, and Mr.. Harry Betz sang
two olos-Beautiful Isle Of Some
where and Face to Face, with Mrs
J. e. Spence accompanist. The
beautiful floral tributes. practically
filled the entire end of the church.
The high school pupils and teach
ers attended in a body, and follow
ing the services formed two parallel
lines as a guard of honor through
which the procession passed, the
line extending from the church to
the Common.
The pail bearers were his school
mates, also from his Sunday school
class. They were Ralph Dye, Har-
ry stull, Ralph Bingham, Ronald
Gordon, Marion Fisher and Deane
Northrup. Robert Newsom, Clifford
Osborne, Willard Lewis, Herbert
Jones, Landon Sharp and Lawrence
Partesius were honorary pail bear
ers.
Interment was made in the Nc
Connelsville cemetery.