DALTON, Charles Edison

DALTON, MANTZ, WRIGHT, BROWN, KINNEY, CHOATE, JUDKINS, DEMOSS, AGAN, LEWIS, LINVILLE, BARNETT, STRANATHAN, GALLIHER, MURPHY, NELSON

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Date: 7/22/2006 at 15:21:21

The Malvern Leader 29 March 1928

DEATH CLAIMS CHAS. E. DALTON

Well Known Glenwood Pioneer Passes Away March 24th

Charles E. Dalton, better known to his many Mills County friends as Ed Dalton, passed away at the home of his son, Gail Dalton, in Glenwood, Saturday afternoon after an illness of but a week. He was up and at his work as custodian of the courthouse up until Saturday evening the week preceding his death. He was taken with the Flu which developed into pneumonia from which he was unable to recover. Funeral services were held Monday.
The Glenwood Opinion-Tribune had the following account of his death:
Judge Mantz closed the court and all county offices were closed at noon today and business halted for the hour for the funeral service as a mark of respect to one who had, for so many years been active in the affairs of our city and county. Funeral services were held from the First Christian church in this city conducted by Rev. A. A. Wright, assisted by Rev. J. Irving Brown. The floral tributes were beautiful and profuse; emblematic of the palce of esteem in which Mr. Dalton was held by the people of his community. The pallbearers were C. P. Kinney, Frank Choate, Otto Judkins, W. S. Demoss, Will Agan, and John Lewis, all men with whom Mr. Dalton had recently been associated in his work at the court house. The body was taken to the East Liberty cemetery and laid to rest in the family lot beside the grave of his wife who had preceded him in death by about two years.
Charles Eddison Dalton, son of William and Malinda Dalton, was born August 24, 1855 in Cooperstown, Brown County, Illinois. When he was but 9 years old his father passed away, leaving the mother and brothers and sisters to battle alone. They drove to this county settling in Glenwood. His mother passed away when he was 11 years of age. Then he made his home with the Granville Linville family until he was a grown young man.
On October 22, 1877 he was united in marriage to Maggie Ellen Lewis and to this union was born twelve children of which six are still living: Chas. L., at Eugene, Oregon; Mrs. E. E. Barnett, Mt. Vernon, Wash.; Mrs. C. J. Stranathan, Gail D. Dalton, of Glenwood; Mrs. Harry Galliher of Malvern, and Mrs. Max Murphy of Shenandoah. He is also survived by twenty-five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Also one sister, Mrs. A. M. Nelson, of New Castle, Wyoming.
Mr. Dalton was always interested in political affairs, always having the interest of the public at heart. He was also a great worker in the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias lodges.
On October 11, 1926, Mother Dalton passed away and since that time he has made his home with his son, Gail, and family.
Last fall he made a trip to the coast to visit the son and daughter. the trip was very beneficial and he felt unusually well, but about six weeks ago his health began failing and since then he has failed rapidly, passing away Saturday, March 24, 1928.
Mr. Dalton will be greatly missed by his family and a wide circle of friends.