Charley Wheeler (1863-1919)

WHEELER, SCHOLL, WILLIAMS, REYNOLDS, HURLBURT, KEGLEY, MENOLD, FOX

Posted By: Anne Hermann (email)
Date: 1/19/2009 at 19:51:30

Jackson Sentinel, June 20, 1919.

MONMOUTH

Obituary

CHARLEY WHEELER, the youngest of eight children of Joseph and Olive Wheeler, was born Sept. 21, 1863, in Jones county, Iowa, about three miles from Monmouth on the old home farm. He received a common school education and then learned the shoemaker trade under J. L. Scholl, then of Monmouth, now of Maquoketa.

He was married Aug. 10, 1886, to Susan M. Fox. Six children were born of whom three have preceded him in death. They were Joseph Lawrence, Rosie Inn and an infant. Those living are Mrs. Olive Blanche Williams, Mrs. Mina Reynolds and John, all of Marshalltown, Iowa. He resided in Monmouth all of his life up to 1907, when he removed with his family to Delmar Junction, and in 1910 again moved to Marion, Iowa where he lived until 1911, when he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and where he died June 7. He was a great sufferer for the past three months, suffering from a tubercular or cancerous condition of the bone which caused his death. The body was brought here for burial, accompanied by Mrs. Susan Wheeler, son John, Mrs. Mina Reynolds and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Williams. The funeral was held at the M. W. A. hall Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Parks of the M. E. church officiating. The M. W. A. Lodge, of which he was a charter member, had charge of the burial service. Songs were sung by Misses Ruth and Bessie Hurlburt and Ruth and Alice Kegler, with Miss Marian Menold at the piano. Burial was made in the Monmouth cemetery.