HAVEN, Charles (1831-1901)

HAVENS, TULLAR

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THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
Sidney, Fremont co., Iowa
April 25, 1901

OBITUARY
Died -- On April 21st, 1901, Chas. Havens, aged 69 years, 9 months and 18 days. Mr. Havens was born in Bridsall, Allegany county, New York, on December 31, 1831, and spent the years of his early manhood in that locality. On December 3d, 1854, he was married in Oramel, Allegany county, to Miss Eliza Tullar (sic), who survives him.

On August 13th, 1861, he arrived in Fremont county, locating at Fisher's Grove, otherwise known as Manti, and here remained till the termination of the civil war when he removed to Sidney where he has lived ever since. At an early stage of the civil was he enlisted in the Union service where he remained nearly three years, arriving home after his discharge, on July 2d, 1865. He was a member of the 29th Iowa regiment, company E, of whom our townsman, Henry Bowen, was captain.

Mr. Havens was the father of 8 children, 4 sons and 4 daughters; of these, six are still living, two having preceded the father to the world beyond, one son and one daughter. Of the remaining children, two live lin Creston, a son and a daughter, one daughter lives in Omaha, Nebraska, while the other three, one daughter and two sons, live in Sidney.

Mr. Havens made a profession of religion in February, 1871, during a revival that took place in Sidney and united with the Baptist church here of which he continued a member until his death, which occurred on last Sunday, at 1:05 p.m.

He had been in failing health for a year, but took to his bed a little more than a week prior to his death.

The funeral exercises were held at the Baptist church on Tuesday at 2 o'clock p.m. The funeral cortege left the family residence at the tolling of the bell, accompanied by the members of G.A. R. Post, who marched in order to the church, forming outside until the gathered concourse entered the church, when they marched in together, taking their seats on the west side, well forward. We remarked the venerable appearance of this remnant of old soldiers, many of whom were as white with the frosts of years as was their comrade who laid in the coffin. The congregation seated, the choir sang "Jesus Lover of My Soul" followed by the reading of the 15th chapter of 1st Cor., from the 35th verse, by Rev. Dickinson. Prayer was then offered by Rev. Hoff, followed by the singing of "Asleep in Jesus". The address was delivered by the pastor of the church, Rev. Riches, who announced the well known words from Job: "If a man die shall he live again?" The immortality of the soul was the theme announced and the preacher proceeded to present proofs that were most convincing, being drawn from scripture, nature and reason. Among the scriptural proofs was the statement of the Savior to the Saducees who denied the resurrection, when he quoted them the substance of Ex. 3:6-16: "I am the God of Abraham, etc,: and affirming "God is not the God of the dead, but of the living." These old worthies had been dead for centuries, but yet the Savior asserts that they still live. The appearance of the Savior on the mount of transfiguration, with Moses and Elijah was also cited; as likewise, the assertion of the Savior to the thief on the cross, "this day shalt thou be with me in paradise," plainly asserting existence after the perishing of the body on the cross. Of the symbols of the resurrection exhibited in nature, the development of the bird in the egg was noted and described, as also the butterfly from the tiny tomb of the chrysalis. The services all through, including the music furnished by the choir, were fitting, appropriate and impressive and could not fail of a good impression on all present--the one end to be desired in all funeral services. At the conclusion of the exercises at the church the audience filed away to the cemetery where the exercises were concluded and where the body of the deceased was laid away to its final earthly rest.