Carpenter, Canfield D. (1853-1923)

CARPENTER, BOAK, BRIGGS, COBB

Posted By: Debbie Greenfield (email)
Date: 2/10/2017 at 17:41:01

Webster City Freeman, Webster City, Iowa, Monday, October 1, 1923

C.D. CARPENTER PASSES AWAY

Prominent Pioneer Resident of Webster City Dies at Willson Avenue Home

CAME HERE IN 1860

Had Been Government Weather and Crop Reporter for Years

C.D. Carpenter, a prominent and widely known resident of this community since 1860, died at 3:45 o'clock Saturday morning at his home, 1726 Willson avenue. He had been in poor health for several years, but had been bedfast only eight days. Bladder trouble and complications caused his death.

Few men in this community had more friends or were personally more popular and widely respected than Canfield D. Carpenter. Born in Madison county, New York, in 1853, he was 69 years of age. When a lad of six years, his parents moved to Iowa, settling on the old Carpenter farm just southeast of this city. He had lived there ever since, until the erection of his fine new home in this city into which he and Mrs. Carpenter moved some nine years ago.

Mr. Carpenter purchased the old homestead from his father Hiram Carpenter, and on Oct. 3, 1883, he was married to Miss Atta Boak, a daughter of Mrs. W. W. Boak, still living in this city. They began housekeeping on the Carpenter farm. Prior to his marriage, Mr. Carpenter had spent two years as a solicitor in territory adjacent to Chicago and had also been employed in a wholesale house in Chicago. About the time of his marriage, however, he returned to the farm, where he actively engaged in agriculture and stock raising until he and Mrs. Carpenter retired to their fine new home in this city. Mrs. Carpenter died two years ago last February.

Her passing was a sad blow to the husband and his illness dated from about the time of her death. There are no children. Mr. Carpenter, however, is survived by two sisters, Mrs. C.L. Briggs, of this city, and Mrs. C.O. Cobb, of Spokane, Wash.

For many years, Mr. Carpenter had acted as government weather and crop reporter from Hamilton county. Both he and Mrs. Carpenter were members of the Congregational church. Mr. Carpenter holding the office of deacon at the time of his death. The Carpenter farm and the Carpenter home in this city were always known for the sincere hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter. They were always active in the interests of their church and the community in general and were held in the highest esteem by their host of friends. They were a couple whose married life was ideal. With the passing of his beloved wife, Mr. Carpenter was grief stricken and from that time his health broke. His friends and relatives had known for some time that his physical condition was alarming, yet he refused to take to his bed. For some months, however, he had failed fast and from the time he took to his bed eight days ago, he failed rapidly.

His death is widely mourned as the passing of an ideal citizen whose influence was large and always for the betterment of the community in which practically all of his life had been spent.

The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home, conducted by Rev. A.L. Eddy, of the Congregational church.