Charles E. Holt (1859-1934)

HOLT, MILLER, LINCOLN, BRADFORD, MCHUGH, JUDD, BOATMAN, BOGGS

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Date: 1/10/2018 at 04:22:12

Charles Everett Holt, son of Lewis and Rosana Holt, was born at Van Wert, Iowa, June 20, 1859, and passed away in Osceola, Iowa, December 21, 1934, at the age of 75 years, 6 months and 1 day. He spent his entire life in Clarke and Decatur counties, being a resident of Clarke for 23 years.

On March 15, 1885, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Miller at the little village of Phillipsburg, now known as Groveland, Iowa. To this union eight children were born: Elmer Roy; deceased in 1918; Earl, deceased February 19, 1889; Rose Lincoln, Pacific Junction, Iowa; Lewis Phillip Holt, Washington, D.C.; Lucy May Bradford, deceased December 11, 1917; Frederick Miller Holt, Tacoma, Wash.; and Hazel McHugh, Hutchinson, Kansas.

After the death of Mrs. Holt several years ago, he was again married June 11, 1920 to Clara Judd, who has also preceded him in death.

He is survived by four children, Mrs. Rose Lincoln, Lewis Phillip, Frederick Miller and Mrs. Hazel McHugh; two sisters, Mrs. Nettie Boatman of Van Wert and Mrs. Nellie Boggs of Osceola and two brothers, Ed and Wallace Holt of Van Wert.

Mr. Holt was a great lover of nature and books.

Funeral services were held from the Church of Christ, Monday, at 2:30 p.m., conducted by the Rev. F.C. McCallon and interment made in the Green Bay cemetery.

Charles E. Hold, 75, well known Osceola citizen was fatally injured Thursday when he fell from a tree two blocks east of the M.P. church. He received a broken back and internal injuries.

Mr. Holt was one of the best known men in the city. He was interjected and honest. Tales of his unusual feats of work are many fold. Unable to reconcile himself to the fact that his age necessitated his being careful, he refued to give up his work of cutting trees and working off the ground. During recent years this resulted in his suffering numbers falls.

Almost three years ago he fell and suffered a fractured back but recovered and was once more a familiar figure about the city.

He was working in a tree about twenty feet above the ground Thursday when he lost his footing and fell. He was seen on the ground and a physical was called. It was evident that he was seriously injured and he was removed to a hospital. His condition became steadily worse and he passed away at noon Friday.

Osceola Tribune, December 25, 1934