Charles Warren Cessna (1941)
CESSNA, CLARK, ROACH, TILTON, WILLIAMS
Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 6/16/2007 at 09:19:51
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, October 1, 1941CHARLES CESSNA DIES IN ACCIDENT
Former Local Resident Crushed Between Truck and Tractor
Charles W. Cessna, former Winterset resident, was killed in an accident near Madrid last Wednesday afternoon, September 24. Mr. Cessna, who was employed by the Green Construction company, died from injuries received when he was crushed between a catepillar tractor and a light truck on a highway construction job on the Madrid-Slater highway. He was unconscious when reached by his companions, but he died enroute to Madrid.
Mr. Cessna, who would have been 36 years of age on September 25, had spent most of his life in Winterset. He was the son of John William and Lenora Tilton Cessna, and was born in St. Joseph, Mo., September 25, 1905. Following the death of his father, January 14, 1910, the family moved to Madison county. He attended the Winterset high school. Early in life he became a member of the Church of Christ, of Winterset, where his membership has remained.
He was united in marriage January 20, 1934, with Yvonne Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Williams, former Winterset residents. He was employed a number of years before and after his marriage, as an inspector for the Iowa State Highway commission. He joined the Green Construction company in the fall of 1939 as a foreman and continued in their employ until his death. He was engineer and assistant superintendent of the Madrid-Slater job.
Besides his wife, he leaves his mother, Mrs. Lenora Cessna of Winterset, a brother, A. K. Cessna of Indianola, and a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Clark of Winterset, and several nieces and nephews: Judy and Jimmie Cessna of Indianola, and Janice Clark and Peggy and Mickey Roach of Winterset.
The Rev. Tom Foglesong and the Rev. L. F. Davis conducted his funeral services at the Ramsey-Richards funeral home here last Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. and burial was made in the Winterset cemetery.
_________________________The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, October 2, 1941
Page 1, Column 3 & Page 10, Column 4CHARLES CESSNA FATALLY INJURED
While Working Wednesday With Construction Crew Near Madrid
Charles Cessna, 36 year old former resident of Winterset, was crushed and killed instantly Wednesday afternoon of last week when he was caught between a caterpillar tractor and a light truck while at work between Madrid and Slater.
Cessna was engineer and assistant superintendent of the Green Construction company’s crew in charge of the work on the Madrid-Slater highway. The crew would have completed their work there in a week. Previous to his association with the Green Construction company in which he had been an employee since the fall of 1939, he was employed with the Iowa State Highway Commission and located at Winterset.
Charles Warren Cessna was the son of John William and Lenora Tilton Cessna and was born in St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 25, 1905. Had he lived one more day he would have celebrated his thirty-sixth birthday.
Following the death of his father on January 14, 1910, the family moved to Madison county. He was educated in rural and Winterset schools. Early in life he became a member of the Church of Christ of Winterset where his membership has remained.
He was united in marriage January 20, 1934 with Yvonne Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Williams of Des Moines, formerly of Winterset.
Besides his wife he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Lenora Cessna of Winterset; one brother, A. K. Cessna of Indianola; one sister, Mrs. Vernon Clark of Winterset; three nieces, Janice Clark, Judy Cessna and Micky Roach; other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 2:30 in the Ramsey-Richards Funeral home, conducted by the Rev. Tom Folgesong and Rev. L. F. Davis. Burial was made in the Winterset cemetery.
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