Gearhart, Charles L. 1854-1938

GEARHART, FULLINGTON, HARTER, SWIHART, HILL, HASTE

Posted By: J Holtz (email)
Date: 3/21/2006 at 13:13:17

Funeral Services for Chas. L. Gearhart Held Monday

Early Jasper County Pioneer Farmer Died Friday

Funeral services for Chas. L. Gearhart, 83, a Jasper County pioneer, were held Monday afternoon, April 11th at 2 o’clock from the Cutter-Hartnett Funeral Home in Colfax, with Rev. A.O. Wendelburg of the Presbyterian Church in charge.

Charles L. Gearhart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gearhart, was born on November 28, 1854, at Granvil, Pennsylvania. When two years of age his parents brought him to Iowa in a covered wagon, and since the age of five he has lived in the immediate vicinity of the home wherein he passed away on Friday, April 8, 1938, at the age of 83 years, 4 months, 11 days.

On February 13, 1879, Mr. Gearhart was joined in marriage to Fannie Fullington. For all but two years of the long life that they lived together, they made their home on one farm—57 years they called one plot of ground “home”. To their union was born one son, Glen Raymond.

A girl, Della Gearhart, who was raised by this couple, preceded Mr. Gearhart in death, as did his father and mother, two brothers: William and Dr. N.B. Gearhart: and three sisters: Mrs. Sarah Harter, Mrs. Mary Fullington and Mrs. Ellen Swihart.

Besides his loving wife, and his son, Mr. Gearhart is survived by one brother Hurley, who lived near him, one grandchild, Mrs. Florence Haste, one great-grandchild, Charles Hill and that one who was as a daughter to him and who, for many years made her home with the Gearharts.

For the last six months, Mr. Gearhart had been seriously ill, as the spirit began to separate from the body and mind that had been its dwelling place for so many years, and last Friday it left its mortal home behind.
Fold up the Tent!
The sun is in the west.
Tomorrow my untented soul will range
Among the blest,
And I am well content,
For what is sent, is sent,
And God knows best.

Fold up the tent!
Above the mountain’s crest,
I hear a clear voice calling, calling clear,
“To rest! To rest!”
And I am glad to go,
For the lamp burns low,
And rest is best!
--John Oxenham.

Music was furnished by Mrs. Earl Plummer, Mrs. Geo. Rinker, Gomer Williams and B.F. Van Dyke, with Mrs. Bessie Calhoun accompanist.

Pallbearers were Charley Watt, Arthur Watt, Walter Beals, Arthur Beals, John Bales and Will Herbold.

Those in charge of flowers were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Maggard, Mrs. Hazel Stone, Mrs. Margaret Bales, and Mrs. LeOna Beard.

Burial was had in the McKeever cemetery.

The large gathering of friends proved the high esteem which Charley Gearhart held in the vicinity where he had spent nearly 80 years.

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