Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-09-13
vCHAS. III. ROBERTS, HIGHLY
ESTEEMED RESIDENT. DIES

The death Of Charles H. Roberts
occurred Saturday afternoon at z
O'Clock. at his home here, as the re-
suit of angina pectoris from Whicn
he had suffered for some time. Four
vears ago he had severe attack
and his life was almost despaileu
Of He recovered from that anu
since then had been able 10 De
about much of the time. His last
Hines came upon him Friday, with
ano+bnr severe attack Saturday
morning, from which he failed 70
rally. Besides his wife, his daugh-
fer Vera was with him when the
end came.
Mr.. Roberts was formerly for many
wears. up until 1896, engaged III the
undertaking business, and was aiso
farmer. After coming TO Mcooh-
nelsville he was employed IN the
Boxell grocery, and elsewhere, anu
was himself in the grocery business
for a time. Of late years. until MS
health began to fail, he had peen
engaged in other work.
Funeral services were held from
tbe residence Monday afternoon at
o'clock. conducted by Rev. l. Il.
Leonard, pastor of the presbyterian
oburch Included in the services
was the reading of Crossing tne
Rar, and the hymns Il Need Ihee
Every Hour" ''When the SHADOWS
Fall Around Us There Will be NO
Niobt There" and "Safe In the
Arms of Jesus.' The following
sketch prepared by a friend OF the
family, was read:
"Charles Henry, son OF John NC
Cracken and Elizabeth Bird ROD
erts was born in Muskingum couh-
~ Ohio. Aug. 81, 1857, and passed
awav Sept. S, 1894, being n years
and eight days of age. He spent MS
boyhood and early manhood IN BITS
fol township. He was united III
marriage with Ella j. Davis, OCT.
so. 1886, and to this union were
born five children, two boys dying
in infancy, and Earl dying May 4,
1892. Mr.. Roberts was OF famliy
of eight children-one brother John
w, preceding him in death seven
wears ago. Those surviving are five
sisters-Mary E. Harper, Cynthia A.
Williams, and Phoebe K. Roberts
of Ontario, Wis. Rebecca }. Dewitt
of Springfield, Missouri; and kath-
rine Mendel of Winifred, Montana
and one brother, who survives
George l.. Roberts of McConnels-
Vile. With the exception OF TOUR
years spent in Iowa, Mr.. Roberts
lived his entire life in Morgan coun-
ty, and the last "a years IN Malta
and McConnelsville, where ne was
held in highest esteem. He united
with the Presbyterian church here
after returning from Iowa, and was
the oldest man of the church at the
time of his death. The wife ana
two daughters, Vera and Dorothy of
Cleveland. the daughter-in-law
Marie Hoffman, Roberts and one
granddaughter, Henrietta Roberts
of Toledo, survive. In his passing
the home has lost devoted nus
band and father, the church a val
ued member, and the community
respected citizen"
Burial was made in the McCon-
nelsville cemetery. Those serving
as pail bearers were John Donehoo,
C. E. Longley John B. Clark, John
Fox, Charles A. Gaylord, Adam
Scott, T. Wilson Henderson and
Charles Barkhurst. The flower girls
were grand nieces of the deceased
Mary Louise Fox, Marguerite Rob
erts, Hazel Howard and Mona Nc
Coy.
The out of town people attending
the funeral were John Mcmillan,
Oscar Mcmillan, Ed jarrett, Cal
Rowland, of Newark; Mr.. and Mrs.
Orrin Boai, and w. D. Pitcock,
GAINESVILLE; Mrs. John Evans and
son Ralph and daughter Kathryn,
Parkersburg, w. Va; Mr.. and Mrs,
o. R. Barclay, Duncan Falls; Mr..
Wilbur Luton, and Misses Vera and