Charles G. Snelling (1890)

SNELLING

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 12/15/2007 at 07:00:07

Winterset Madisonian – June 20, 1890
Winterset, Iowa
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Obituary

DIED—May 23, 1890, after a protracted illness, Prof. C. G. Snelling, in Los Angeles, California.

Prof. Snelling was born in East Livermore, Maine, May 22, 1834, and died with ulceration of the bowels at the age of 66 years and one day.

He was a graduate of Harvard College and for a number of years was actively engaged in the public school work of his native state, either as principal or superintendent of schools. He was also honored with offices of trust in the town, South Thomaston, where he last resided in Maine.

He moved to Iowa in 1870, and in 1872 was engaged as principal of the Afton High School, where he remained for five years.

He then retired to his farm in Union township, Adair county, but was soon pressed into the principalship of the Macksburg High School, where he remained for about 7 years. No greater number of Madison, Union and Adair county young people can look back to any other one person with more grateful hearts for the advancement of their education than to Prof. Snelling and the memory of our happy school days under his continued efforts will forever be a bright spot in the memory of all his pupils who survive him. He was widely known out side of his school work, and not only his pupils but many others will be greatly grieved to learn of his death. He taught over 100 terms of school.

For three successive years, as the spring time came in, life was slowly passing out of one of his family. In the spring of ’88 his younger son died; in June of ’89 his wife passed away. And his health long since having failed, he went to the Pacific coast, hoping to regain his health. The climate stimulated him so that for a short time he enjoyed excellent health. But all failed to restore, and the grippe having so aggravated his previous disabilities that physician’s aid could avail nothing, he passed quietly away.

He had suffered greatly during his life, but his last hours were as peaceful as that of a child falling to sleep. For thirty-six hours previous to his death he was unconscious, but before becoming so he left the blessed assurance that “all was well with his soul.” The only surviving one of the family is the Rev. C. A. Snelling, his oldest son, who was with him during his last sickness.

On going west he stopped a short time at Seattle, Washington, and Philamath, Oregon, among relatives, and then went to Redlands, Cal., where he remained during the winter until the last eight weeks when he went to Los Angeles for medical treatment. His body has been embalmed and will be brought to the family burying grounds in Adair county in a few weeks.
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