Charles B. Maxwell (1838-1880)

MAXWELL

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 4/25/2010 at 18:01:25

The Nevada Representative, Nevada, Story County, Iowa, June 16, 1880.

Died.

In Clyde, Iowa, on Saturday, June 12th, at 5 P. M., Charles B. Maxwell, aged 41 years, 8 months and 8 days. Funeral services on Sunday at 4 A. M., conducted by Rev H. C. Rosenberger, assisted by Rev. Hoover, interment at Woodland Cemetery, Iowa Center.

On last Saturday evening the crushing intelligence came that another loved one had bid farewell to earth; this solemn event overwhelms us with grief and will carry sorrow to many hearts. With him the mortal strife is over. In the strength of his manhood with bright prospects of increasing usefulness before him, he went down into the valley and shadow of death to his eternal rest. In the demise of Charles B. Maxwell, Clyde and the surrounding country have lost a noble citizen. Few men possessed more benevolence than our departed friend, or had more excellent traits of character. He was loved by all who knew him. But he is gone; with hearts trusting in God, we meekly bow and yield to the sorrowful conviction that we can no more enjoy his pleasant association on earth. We shall never again hear his voice or grasp his hand, but his image and the memory of his love shall be enshrined in our heart of hearts, until we overtake him and greet him where parting will be no more.

Charles B. Maxwell with his dear wife, united with the Methodist Protestant church, Sabbath eve., January 10th, 1875, and remained a faithful member until his death. His funeral services were had at Iowa Center, on Sabbath last. A large concourse of people gathered at Clyde in the morning, and left in procession at about 11 o'clock for the above named place, and upon their arriving many m ore sympathizing friends joined the sorrowing multitude. The undersigned preached the funeral sermon from Rev., 14, 13. The Iowa Center choir rendered appropriate music. And then we consigned to the grave its prey, and slowly departed to our home. The entire service was a tribute of respect to our dear departed friend. It is befitting and proper, that his many friends should give public expression to their high appreciation of his many manly qualities. If we feel so sensibly our loss, how keenly, O, ho keenly must our dear sister, Hattie Maxwell, the bereft wife feel it, and the orphan children who will hear their father's footfall no more upon their threshold.

Let us all tender to his honored wife and two children our sincere condolence. They have our prayers. May the God of all grace comfort their hearts, and when his will is served with them; may they be gathered to the embrace of their loved one in "The Sweet By and By."

H. C. ROSENBERGER