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From: "Joan Lyons" <>
Subject: [PAFAY] OBIT EPHRAIM KING CHALFANT UNKNOWN PUBLICATION
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 20:28:15 -0500


E.K. CHALFANT DIES AT PERRYOPOLIS, WAS FORMER POSTMASTER

EPHRAIM KING CHALFANT, 79 years, four months and thirty five days old, storekeeper and
former postmaster at Perryopolis, died Tuesday night at 9:15 o'clock at the home of a son,
CHADS CHALFANT, at Perryopolis from complications He had been ill for six months.

MR. CHALFANT was a son of the late DR. SAMUEL B. and ELIZABETH CHALFANT.
The former a pioneer physician of Fayette County, and for many years a resident of Upper
Middletown, where the son was born. MR. CHALFANT was married to ADA WELLS of
Jefferson Twp. in 1901, who preceded him in death, June 1, 1914..

He is survived by four sons; OTTIS W. CHALFANT of Portland Ore.; MAJOR RAY K. CHALFANT
of Richmond Ind.; CHARLES L. CHALFANT of Barnesville, Ohio and CHADS CHALFANT of Perryopolis.
There is one brother, JAMES K. CHALFANT of Hickory, Washington County. Three garndchildren also
survive. They are KING and ELIZABETH CHALFANT of Richmond Ind, and DOROTHY BEE CHALFANT
of Perryopolis.

MR. CHALFANT spent the early part of his life in Upper Middletown and later resided at Star Junction,
being engaged in farming, and then moved to Perryopolis where he was proprietor of a general store
and also served as postmaster. He had been retired about fifteen years. He was organizer of the county
local option movement and never missed a ballot at every election - primary and general since he came of age.
He went to the polls last fall. MR. CHALFANT was a staunch republican

The body will remain at the CHADS CHALFANT home until Friday noon where it may be viewed,
then it will be taken to the Wade Funeral Home at Perryopolis where the funeral service will be
conducted at 2 o'clock. Rev. Carl E. Chapman, pastor of the Perryopolis Methodist Episcopal
Church will officiate. Interment will be in Mt. Washington Cemetery.








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