Charles Wilson McDonald (1929)

KUNTZ, LAIZURE, MCDONALD, PAULLIN

Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 6/23/2007 at 15:08:23

Winterset Madisonian-Winterset, Iowa
July 25, 1929-p.10

Charles W. McDonald

Charles Wilson McDonald, son of Robert F. and Leah C. McDonald was born near Winterset, Iowa August 25, 1876, and departed this life July 17, 1929 at the age of 52 years, 10 months and 22 days.

On December 12th, 1906, he was united in marriage to Miss Minnie B. Paullin of Winterset. To this union were born three children, Esther, Ethel and Charles who are all at home.

Charlie (as he was familiarly known) spent his entire life on the home place in Douglas township with the exception of six years. It can be truly said of him that, "He was an obedient son, a loving husband, a kind father and a good neighbor."

He united with the West Star M. E. church about 1910 and was faithful in all his duties to the church. He was a man who was loved and respected by all who knew him. Although the last ten years of his life have been years of intense suffering, yet he bore his affliction with great patience. He never complained but was always thoughtful of others, especially his family and aged mother who made her home with them.

Those who have preceded him in death are his father, who died in 1906, and one sister, Mrs. Harriett Laizure who died in 1918. He leaves to mourn his departure, his wife and three children, his aged mother, two brothers and one sister, James T. of Wichita, Kansas; Joseph A. of Mt. Vernon, South Dakota and Mrs. Ethel Kuntz of Winterset. Also a host of relatives and friends for he was a friend to everyone.

The funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Winterset on Friday afternoon, July 19th at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. A. R. Weed of the West Star church, assisted by Rev. A. P. Keast. Burial was in the Winterset cemetery.

Link to Gravestone Photo
 

Madison Obituaries maintained by Linda Griffith Smith.
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen