Mr. Bilderback To Be Buried on Saturday Here Charles W. Bilderback, 46, conductor on the Pennsylvania Railroad who was acting as baggageman on the Doodlebug on its ill-fated run Wednesday evening and one of the 43 victims, was born September 15, 1894, in Millersburg. He had worked for the Akron division of the railroad for 28 years and was well known in railroad circles. Mr. Bilderback was an ardent sports fan and up until recent years had taken an active part in promoting baseball among the youths of the community. He was a candidate for sheriff of Wayne County in the Democratic primaries in 1936, when he made a vigorous campaign that gave him a wide acquaintance. He is survived by his widow, Marie; a daughter, Ruth Mary (Mrs. Bruce) Miller of Canton; four brothers, Waldo and Floyd of this city, Bernard of Akron and a brother in Tennessee, and one sister, Mrs. E. J. Miller of Columbus. A son, Wayne, died in 1935, while a senior in Orrville High School. A nephew, Ray, has been living at the Bilderback home on North Main street. Mr. Bilderback's body, burned by flames, was brought to the Leickheim and Frey funeral parlors today. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ, with the pastor, Rev. E. E. Laughlin, officiating. Burial will be made in Crown Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the Leickheim Home for Funerals Friday evening.
Mr. Bilderback To Be Buried on Saturday Here Charles W. Bilderback, 46, conductor on the Pennsylvania Railroad who was acting as baggageman on the Doodlebug on its ill-fated run Wednesday evening and one of the 43 victims, was born September 15, 1894, in Millersburg. He had worked for the Akron division of the railroad for 28 years and was well known in railroad circles. Mr. Bilderback was an ardent sports fan and up until recent years had taken an active part in promoting baseball among the youths of the community. He was a candidate for sheriff of Wayne County in the Democratic primaries in 1936, when he made a vigorous campaign that gave him a wide acquaintance. He is survived by his widow, Marie; a daughter, Ruth Mary (Mrs. Bruce) Miller of Canton; four brothers, Waldo and Floyd of this city, Bernard of Akron and a brother in Tennessee, and one sister, Mrs. E. J. Miller of Columbus. A son, Wayne, died in 1935, while a senior in Orrville High School. A nephew, Ray, has been living at the Bilderback home on North Main street. Mr. Bilderback's body, burned by flames, was brought to the Leickheim and Frey funeral parlors today. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ, with the pastor, Rev. E. E. Laughlin, officiating. Burial will be made in Crown Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the Leickheim Home for Funerals Friday evening.
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