Charles Cawley 1881-1917

CAWLEY, HALL, CHAPMAN

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Date: 5/23/2021 at 17:43:30

5 March 1917 - The Clinton Advertiser page 6

After a two weeks' illness with erysipelas and pneumonia, Charles A. Cawley of this city died Sunday morning at 5:20 o'clock at the Chris Hall home, on South Fifth street. Deceased was taken ill Feb. 18, and faded steadily from then until the time of his death.

Charles Cawley was born in Moline, Ill. Aug. 12, 1881, and came to this city with his parents at the age of one year. He was raised in this city and for three years lived in Savanna, Ill., with his aunt and attended a parochial school in that city. Later he returned to his home here and finished school at St. Irenaeus school. For a number of years he was employed in the J. H. Schneider grocery store in this city and fourteen years ago passed civil service examinations and was given a mail route of the Lyons postoffice with the first three carriers who were put on in this city.

On Feb. 8, 1912 Mr. Cawley was united in marriage to Miss Mayme Hall of this city and since that time they have made their home at 509 Pearl street. He is survived by his wife, his mother, Mrs. Helen Cawley, his father, C. W. Cawley of this city and one sister, Mrs. H. M. Chapman of Chicago.

Mrs. J. B. Donald was called here by the illness and death of her nephew as was also Chris Hall from Saskatchewan Canada. Funeral services will probably be held on Wednesday morning from St. Irenaeus church and burial will be made in Holy Cross cemetery.

6 March 1917 - The Clinton Advertiser page 6

The funeral of the late Charles Cawley will be held Wednesday morning from the Hall residence on South Fifth street to St. Irenaeus church, where requiem high mass will be celebrated at 10 o'clock. Interment will be made in Holy Cross cemetery. Mrs. Henry Blesimer of Manly Falls, Minn., arrived in the city last night to attend the funeral.

8 March 1917 - The Clinton Advertiser page 6

The demise of Charles Cawley, marks the last of the three original mail carriers from the Lyons postoffice as far as service is concerned. The other two men who went into that department when the delivery from the Lyons office was inaugurated a number of years ago, were the first associates of Mr. Cawley in his mail service work, were Kenyon Nattinger and James Sullivan both of whom have since entered other business fields in different cities.

A solemn requiem high mass was said at St. Irenaeus Wednesday morning at the funeral with Father Comerford as celebrant, Father O'Donnell, deacon and Father Murphy, subdeacon.

Mrs. Frank Withart of Savanna sang during the services which were very largely attended. Henry Blesimer, Sr., of DeWitt, Ia., and Will Blesimer of Low Moor, were here to attend the last sad rites.