Unsure what newspaper, Nov 1938. Husband Takes Own Life After Death of Wife. Charles Campbell Suicide After Accidentally Killing Wife Few Days Ago. His skull torn from the charge of a 12 gauge double-barreled shotgun, the body of Charles Campbell of Ursa, whose wife was accidentally killed Monday from the blast of a shotgun in his hands, was found lying near an automobile in front of the home of Willis Grimmer, in Ursa, Thursday afternoon.
It is believed the Mr. Campbell, grieving over the untimely death of his wife, took his own life. The blast entered the rear of the skull, killing him instantly.
Since the death of his wife, Mr. Campbell had been staying at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Grimmer. The gun was the property of Mr. Grimmer.
His wife, Mrs. Sadie H. Campbell, was killed Tuesday afternoon in her home when a shotgun which her husband was inspecting, preparatory to going hunting, was accidentally discharged. A coroner’s jury returned a verdict that Mrs. Campbell came to her death as the result of being shot accidentally.
Deputy Coroner G. Lewis Mollenhauer will conduct an inquest in Curry funeral home in Mendon Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock.
Double funeral services will be held for Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, Saturday afternoon at the Curry funeral home in Mendon at 1:30 and at 2 o’clock in the Christian church at Ursa. Plans had been made to have the funeral of Mrs. Campbell, Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were both born in Ursa Township and always lived there. Their marriage took place in Quincy, October 12, 1923. One child was born to them, a daughter, Melva Josephine, now nine years old. Both were members of the Ursa Christian church, and Mr. Campbell belonged to the Masonic lodge of Ursa.
Mr. Campbell a son of Squire and Mary Jane McCormick Campbell, was born on August 29, 1896. Besides the daughter, he leaves four sister, Mrs. Fred Lubker of Quincy, Mrs. Lester Haistings of Mendon, Mrs. Willis Grimmer and Mrs. Lawrence Henze of Ursa; two brothers, Robert Campbell of Ursa, and Francis M. Campbell of Jefferson City, Mo., a step-father, Robert L. Ahalt of Ursa and one niece and three nephews.
Mrs. Campbell, who was Sarah Elizabeth Hughes before her marriage, was born on August 27, 1901. In her school days, she won second in an annual Adams county spelling match. Surviving besides the daughter, are Mr. and Mrs. Jacob W. Hughes, who now live in Quincy and a sister, Mrs. Leslie Jenkins of Quincy.
Unsure what newspaper, November 1938. Double Funeral Held on Saturday. Ursa-Funeral services for Charles and Sadie Hughes Campbell were held on Saturday afternoon at one-thirty o’clock at the Curry Funeral home in Mendon and at two o’clock at the Christian church conducted by Dr. J.J. Tisdall of Quincy. Mrs. Naomi Welling and Mrs. Ada Varnier sang “Beautiful of Isle of Somewhere”, “Good Night and Good Morning” and “There’ll be No Tears in Paradise”, accompanied by Mrs. Helen Steinman.
Pallbearers for Mr. Campbell were Frank and Ray Worley, Charles Bradford, Chas. Smith, Elmer Markwood and Charles S. Kincheloe. Pallbearers for Mrs. Campbell were Fred Voth, Walter Krutmier, Grover Frazier, Henry Gronewald, Carl Frazier and Fred Warning. Burial was in New Providence Cemetery.
The funeral procession was led by members of the Masonic Lodge. An exceptionally large crowd attended services.
It is believed the Mr. Campbell, grieving over the untimely death of his wife, took his own life. The blast entered the rear of the skull, killing him instantly.
Since the death of his wife, Mr. Campbell had been staying at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Grimmer. The gun was the property of Mr. Grimmer.
His wife, Mrs. Sadie H. Campbell, was killed Tuesday afternoon in her home when a shotgun which her husband was inspecting, preparatory to going hunting, was accidentally discharged. A coroner’s jury returned a verdict that Mrs. Campbell came to her death as the result of being shot accidentally.
Deputy Coroner G. Lewis Mollenhauer will conduct an inquest in Curry funeral home in Mendon Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock.
Double funeral services will be held for Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, Saturday afternoon at the Curry funeral home in Mendon at 1:30 and at 2 o’clock in the Christian church at Ursa. Plans had been made to have the funeral of Mrs. Campbell, Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were both born in Ursa Township and always lived there. Their marriage took place in Quincy, October 12, 1923. One child was born to them, a daughter, Melva Josephine, now nine years old. Both were members of the Ursa Christian church, and Mr. Campbell belonged to the Masonic lodge of Ursa.
Mr. Campbell a son of Squire and Mary Jane McCormick Campbell, was born on August 29, 1896. Besides the daughter, he leaves four sister, Mrs. Fred Lubker of Quincy, Mrs. Lester Haistings of Mendon, Mrs. Willis Grimmer and Mrs. Lawrence Henze of Ursa; two brothers, Robert Campbell of Ursa, and Francis M. Campbell of Jefferson City, Mo., a step-father, Robert L. Ahalt of Ursa and one niece and three nephews.
Mrs. Campbell, who was Sarah Elizabeth Hughes before her marriage, was born on August 27, 1901. In her school days, she won second in an annual Adams county spelling match. Surviving besides the daughter, are Mr. and Mrs. Jacob W. Hughes, who now live in Quincy and a sister, Mrs. Leslie Jenkins of Quincy.
Unsure what newspaper, November 1938. Double Funeral Held on Saturday. Ursa-Funeral services for Charles and Sadie Hughes Campbell were held on Saturday afternoon at one-thirty o’clock at the Curry Funeral home in Mendon and at two o’clock at the Christian church conducted by Dr. J.J. Tisdall of Quincy. Mrs. Naomi Welling and Mrs. Ada Varnier sang “Beautiful of Isle of Somewhere”, “Good Night and Good Morning” and “There’ll be No Tears in Paradise”, accompanied by Mrs. Helen Steinman.
Pallbearers for Mr. Campbell were Frank and Ray Worley, Charles Bradford, Chas. Smith, Elmer Markwood and Charles S. Kincheloe. Pallbearers for Mrs. Campbell were Fred Voth, Walter Krutmier, Grover Frazier, Henry Gronewald, Carl Frazier and Fred Warning. Burial was in New Providence Cemetery.
The funeral procession was led by members of the Masonic Lodge. An exceptionally large crowd attended services.
Unsure what newspaper, Nov 1938. Husband Takes Own Life After Death of Wife. Charles Campbell Suicide After Accidentally Killing Wife Few Days Ago. His skull torn from the charge of a 12 gauge double-barreled shotgun, the body of Charles Campbell of Ursa, whose wife was accidentally killed Monday from the blast of a shotgun in his hands, was found lying near an automobile in front of the home of Willis Grimmer, in Ursa, Thursday afternoon.
It is believed the Mr. Campbell, grieving over the untimely death of his wife, took his own life. The blast entered the rear of the skull, killing him instantly.
Since the death of his wife, Mr. Campbell had been staying at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Grimmer. The gun was the property of Mr. Grimmer.
His wife, Mrs. Sadie H. Campbell, was killed Tuesday afternoon in her home when a shotgun which her husband was inspecting, preparatory to going hunting, was accidentally discharged. A coroner’s jury returned a verdict that Mrs. Campbell came to her death as the result of being shot accidentally.
Deputy Coroner G. Lewis Mollenhauer will conduct an inquest in Curry funeral home in Mendon Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock.
Double funeral services will be held for Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, Saturday afternoon at the Curry funeral home in Mendon at 1:30 and at 2 o’clock in the Christian church at Ursa. Plans had been made to have the funeral of Mrs. Campbell, Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were both born in Ursa Township and always lived there. Their marriage took place in Quincy, October 12, 1923. One child was born to them, a daughter, Melva Josephine, now nine years old. Both were members of the Ursa Christian church, and Mr. Campbell belonged to the Masonic lodge of Ursa.
Mr. Campbell a son of Squire and Mary Jane McCormick Campbell, was born on August 29, 1896. Besides the daughter, he leaves four sister, Mrs. Fred Lubker of Quincy, Mrs. Lester Haistings of Mendon, Mrs. Willis Grimmer and Mrs. Lawrence Henze of Ursa; two brothers, Robert Campbell of Ursa, and Francis M. Campbell of Jefferson City, Mo., a step-father, Robert L. Ahalt of Ursa and one niece and three nephews.
Mrs. Campbell, who was Sarah Elizabeth Hughes before her marriage, was born on August 27, 1901. In her school days, she won second in an annual Adams county spelling match. Surviving besides the daughter, are Mr. and Mrs. Jacob W. Hughes, who now live in Quincy and a sister, Mrs. Leslie Jenkins of Quincy.
Unsure what newspaper, November 1938. Double Funeral Held on Saturday. Ursa-Funeral services for Charles and Sadie Hughes Campbell were held on Saturday afternoon at one-thirty o’clock at the Curry Funeral home in Mendon and at two o’clock at the Christian church conducted by Dr. J.J. Tisdall of Quincy. Mrs. Naomi Welling and Mrs. Ada Varnier sang “Beautiful of Isle of Somewhere”, “Good Night and Good Morning” and “There’ll be No Tears in Paradise”, accompanied by Mrs. Helen Steinman.
Pallbearers for Mr. Campbell were Frank and Ray Worley, Charles Bradford, Chas. Smith, Elmer Markwood and Charles S. Kincheloe. Pallbearers for Mrs. Campbell were Fred Voth, Walter Krutmier, Grover Frazier, Henry Gronewald, Carl Frazier and Fred Warning. Burial was in New Providence Cemetery.
The funeral procession was led by members of the Masonic Lodge. An exceptionally large crowd attended services.
It is believed the Mr. Campbell, grieving over the untimely death of his wife, took his own life. The blast entered the rear of the skull, killing him instantly.
Since the death of his wife, Mr. Campbell had been staying at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Grimmer. The gun was the property of Mr. Grimmer.
His wife, Mrs. Sadie H. Campbell, was killed Tuesday afternoon in her home when a shotgun which her husband was inspecting, preparatory to going hunting, was accidentally discharged. A coroner’s jury returned a verdict that Mrs. Campbell came to her death as the result of being shot accidentally.
Deputy Coroner G. Lewis Mollenhauer will conduct an inquest in Curry funeral home in Mendon Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock.
Double funeral services will be held for Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, Saturday afternoon at the Curry funeral home in Mendon at 1:30 and at 2 o’clock in the Christian church at Ursa. Plans had been made to have the funeral of Mrs. Campbell, Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were both born in Ursa Township and always lived there. Their marriage took place in Quincy, October 12, 1923. One child was born to them, a daughter, Melva Josephine, now nine years old. Both were members of the Ursa Christian church, and Mr. Campbell belonged to the Masonic lodge of Ursa.
Mr. Campbell a son of Squire and Mary Jane McCormick Campbell, was born on August 29, 1896. Besides the daughter, he leaves four sister, Mrs. Fred Lubker of Quincy, Mrs. Lester Haistings of Mendon, Mrs. Willis Grimmer and Mrs. Lawrence Henze of Ursa; two brothers, Robert Campbell of Ursa, and Francis M. Campbell of Jefferson City, Mo., a step-father, Robert L. Ahalt of Ursa and one niece and three nephews.
Mrs. Campbell, who was Sarah Elizabeth Hughes before her marriage, was born on August 27, 1901. In her school days, she won second in an annual Adams county spelling match. Surviving besides the daughter, are Mr. and Mrs. Jacob W. Hughes, who now live in Quincy and a sister, Mrs. Leslie Jenkins of Quincy.
Unsure what newspaper, November 1938. Double Funeral Held on Saturday. Ursa-Funeral services for Charles and Sadie Hughes Campbell were held on Saturday afternoon at one-thirty o’clock at the Curry Funeral home in Mendon and at two o’clock at the Christian church conducted by Dr. J.J. Tisdall of Quincy. Mrs. Naomi Welling and Mrs. Ada Varnier sang “Beautiful of Isle of Somewhere”, “Good Night and Good Morning” and “There’ll be No Tears in Paradise”, accompanied by Mrs. Helen Steinman.
Pallbearers for Mr. Campbell were Frank and Ray Worley, Charles Bradford, Chas. Smith, Elmer Markwood and Charles S. Kincheloe. Pallbearers for Mrs. Campbell were Fred Voth, Walter Krutmier, Grover Frazier, Henry Gronewald, Carl Frazier and Fred Warning. Burial was in New Providence Cemetery.
The funeral procession was led by members of the Masonic Lodge. An exceptionally large crowd attended services.
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