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From: "Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert" <>
Subject: [IADECATU] DEATH & OBITUARY - CHARLES A. IMHOFF.
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 18:47:09 -0500


Decatur County Journal
August 6, l9l4

VAN WERT NEWS:

Our city and community was shocked and saddened on Sunday morning when
news reached us of the death of CHARLES IMHOFF. Although he had been in
poor health for several weeks his death came as a shock to us all.
CHARLES' entire life was spent in and near Van Wert, until a couple of
years ago he moved near Leon. He was well known and loved by all. He
has been for many years a Christian, having given his heart to Christ
while quite young and has lived a consistent upright life, and his
example is such that his family will be proud to follow. His death
leaves desolate the home where love and happiness reigned. He leaves an
aged mother, who for many years has made their home hers, a loving wife
and four children, CLYDE, MARY, GEORGE and HELEN, to mourn the loss of a
son, husband and father.

The funeral services were held at the Shy Church on Monday at ll
o'clock, conducted by Elijah Tillotson, a life-long friend of the
family. The interment was made in the cemetery near the church.
The sorrowing family has the heartfelt sympathy of scores of friends in
this their darkest hour.

When our earthly life is ended
And our earthly mission done,
We shall go across the river at the
Setting of the sun.
And in that celestial city, in those
fields so bright and fair,
We shall meet those gone before us;
We shall know each other there.
Yes we'll meet them in that city,
that is just across the sand.
And our hearts will thrill with rapture
When they take us by the hand
And in that bright home eternal,
(Pain and death ne'er enters there.)
We will meet with many a loved one;
We shall know each other there,
Do not tell us that our loved ones
Lose their earthly memories quite,
Tho they sing among the angels,
In the realms so fair and bright.
Oh, I know that they will know us
Tho their angel robes they wear;
They will bid us "Welcome Over"
We shall know each other there.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Decatur County Journal
August l3, l9l4

CHARLEY A. IMHOFF, son of MR. and MRS. PETER IMHOFF, was born in Wapello
County, Iowa, May 23, l863, and died at his home in Decatur County,
Iowa, at 4 o'clock p.m., August 2, l9l4, 5 miles northwest of Leon.

His father and mother were born in Pennsylvania and moved from there to
Iowa, where the deceased was born. From there they moved to Decatur
County, Iowa, and settled on a farm 3 miles south of Van Wert. Here
CHARLEY grew to manhood and was married to MATTIE E. SMITH. To this
union were born six children, FRANK, CLYDE, MARY, GEORGE, HELEN and
ANNA; the oldest and youngest preceded the father to the better world.
CHARLES, as we always called him, was a good citizen and father. He had
his faults, as we all do, but let us all cover them with charity. He
leaves a wife and four children and an aged mother to mourn their loss.

The funeral was preached by the writer, at the Union Church at the Shy
Cemetery, Monday, August 3, at ll o'clock, where he was laid to await
the resurrection morn. May God bless his wife and children; also his
aged mother.
--ELIJAH TILLOTSON.
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February l, 2002

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