GRAHAM, Charles 1894-1949

GRAHAM, DURR, TORNEY

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/8/2010 at 22:40:43

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Funeral Wednesday for Osage Resident

Osage — Funeral services for Charles Graham, 54, will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the Champion funeral home, the Rev. Orville Mellquist officiating. Burial will be in the Osage cemetery.

Mr. Graham, a retired farmer, died at a hospital in Mason City Sunday evening following a heart ailment. He was formerly employed at the Hart Parr plant at Charles City and farmed west of Osage from 1918 to 1945 when he retired.

He leaves the widow and the following brothers and sisters: Wesley, Armington, Illinois.; Reed, Louisville, Ky., and Bruce, Bloomfield, Ky., and 2 sisters, Mrs. America King, Lawrenceburg, Ky., and Mrs. Clara Gritton, Bloomfield, Ky

[Mason City Globe-Gazette, Monday, May 16, 1949]

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Charles Graham [1894-1949]

LAST RITES FOR CHARLES GRAHAM WERE WEDNESDAY

Last rites for Charles Graham, 54, were held Wednesday afternoon, May 17, at the Champion funeral home with the Rev. Orville Mellquist, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial was made in the Osage Cemetery. Mr. Graham died Sunday night, May 14, 1949, in Mercy hospital in Mason City after suffering a severe heart attack two weeks ago while on a fishing trip.

Mrs. Margaret Mellquist, soloist, sang "In the Garden" and "Rock of Ages" at the funeral service. Services were held at the graveside by the members of the I.O.O.F. lodge.

Charles Graham was born November 17, 1894, near Springfield, Kentucky, to Elster and Laura Durr Graham. As a young man he came with an aunt, Mrs. Anna Frantz, to a farm southeast of Osage. He lived there until his marriage in 1916 to Jessie Torney of Osage.

The couple established their first home at Charles City where he was employed by the Hart Parr Tractor Company. In 1918 they moved to a farm west of Osage retiring in 1945 to Osage. Mr. Graham suffered a heart attack about a year ago.

Survivors include his wife; three brothers, Wesley of Armington, Illinois, Ruel of Louisville, Kentucky, and two sisters, Mrs. America King of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and Mrs. Clara Gritton of Bloomfield, Kentucky.

He was preceded in death by an infant son and one brother William.

Transcribed 2001 by Marilyn Oconnor

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The Osage City Cemetery listing on IaGenWeb/Mitchell shows:

GRAHAM, CHARLES L.; Died/Buried: 26 MAY 1949; (Loc)1123 2 78

NOTE: "May 26" is probably a typographical error, and should be "May 14 or May 17".