Charles Fred Mayo (1849-1927)

MAYO, PAYNE, SHUGART, SWITZER, PADELFORD, PADDELFORD, JOHNSON, COOK, YOUNG

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:11

From Nevada Evening Journal and The Nevada Representative September 30, 1927 (page 1)

CHAS. MAYO DIED VERY SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF HOME

AGED RESIDENT OF CITY COLLAPSED FROM HEART TROUBLE THURSDAY

Stepping from an automobile after he had made a special trip up town to pay his taxes and look after other business affairs, in front of his home at 1024 Second street, Thursday afternoon at two o'clock, Charles Mayo, 80, well-known carpenter of the city, collapsed and died almost instantly, from heat trouble.

Mr. Mayo, who had been failing for some time, was a sufferer from a cancer of the spine as well as cancer of the stomach and it was realized that he was in a serious condition.

Mrs. Mayo tried to dissuade him from making the trip up town Thursday afternoon, but he persisted and her son-in-law, Charles Switzer, drove him up in the car. After he had paid his taxes and looked after other business it was apparent that he was weakening under the exertion and he insisted on returning home. Arriving there, he got out of the car and when Mrs. Mayo started to assist him to the house, he told her to bring in some bundles that were in the car, and that he would "make it all right."

Taking a step or so he collapsed. Neighbors were called and he was carried into the house and the family physician called. The doctor said that he had probably died almost instantly, from heart trouble.

The funeral service will be held at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 2:30, with Rev. Watson in charge, after which interment will be in the Nevada cemetery by the side of his first wife and the mother of his eight children, who died 20 years ago.

Mr. Mayo was a native of Bangor, Maine, where he was born August 17, 1847. He lived there as a boy, grew to young manhood and learned the trade of cabinet maker and in this he became most proficient. In fact during his long life in Nevada Mr. Mayo was acknowledged as one of the most capable and conscientious workmen that had ever worked here.

He was united in marriage to Miss Malinda Jane Payne about 45 years years ago, in Nebraska, and to this union eight children were born, six of whom survive the parents. Thirty-two years ago and Mr. and Mrs. Mayo and their children, with the aged mother of Mr. Mayo, came to Nevada. Here Mrs. Mayo died twenty years ago. The mother, who became Mrs. G. W. Shugart, remained in his home until her death about eight years ago.

The children, all of whom are married and have homes of their own are Mrs. Myrtle Paddelford, Mrs. Lucy Johnson and Mrs. Grace Cook, all of this city, and Forrest, George and Ralph, all of Ames, the eldest son Frank died a number of years ago and one child died in infancy.

About ten years ago he was married to Mrs. Louise Young and she with the children, is left to mourn his death.

He also leaves one brother, Frank Mayo, whose home is at Minneapolis and who will be here for the funeral.

Mr. Mayo was a man of industry and integrity, as stated before, an exceptionally fine mechanic and was a man whose first thoughts were always for his home and his children and others about him. Unselfish, his children and others about him always profited by his kindness and thoughtfulness. He was a good neighbor and a man with many friends, and will be missed in the community and especially in the neighborhood in which he lived.